Progestins influence motivation, reward, conditioning, stress, and/or response to drugs of abuse

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-219

  Frye, Cheryl A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

3 ,5 THP; Affect; Anxiety; Cocaine; D1 receptors; GABAA; Learning; Neurosteroid; NMDA rececptor; Non genomic; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; COCAINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; GESTAGEN; HYDROXYDIONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE;

ANXIETY; CONDITIONING; DRUG ABUSE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ESTROGENS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PROGESTINS; REPRODUCTION; REWARD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 33847171522     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.07.033     Document Type: Review

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