Dopaminergic modulation of reproductive behavior and activity in male zebra finches

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 133-139

  Rauceo, Sharon ^a   Harding, Cheryl F ^a,b   Maldonado, Alexandra ^a   Gaysinkaya, Lina ^a   Tulloch, Ingrid ^a   Rodriguez, Elizabeth ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; cis Flupenthixol; D1 D2 receptors; Dopamine; Sexual behavior; Singing; Songbird

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; FLUPENTIXOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; DANCING; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FINCH; IMPLANTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC MINIPUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SINGING; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FINCHES; FLUPENTHIXOL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 36749026565     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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