Antagonists of the protein kinase A and mitogen-activated protein kinase systems and of the progestin receptor block the ability of vaginocervical/flank-perineal stimulation to induce female rat sexual behaviour

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1361-1367

  Gonzalez Flores O ^a   Etgen, A M ^b   Komisaruk, B K ^c   Gomora Arrati P ^a   Macias Jimenez, A ^d   Lima Hernandez F J ^a   Garcia Juarez M ^a   Beyer, C ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

MAPK; Oestrous behaviour; Progestin receptor; Protein kinase A; Vaginocervical stimulation

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MATING; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL, SYNTHETIC; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; MALE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MIFEPRISTONE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; OVARIECTOMY; PERINEUM; POSTURE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; THIONUCLEOTIDES; VAGINA;

EID: 56649123514     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2008.01794.x     Document Type: Article

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