Oxytocin and/or steroid hormone binding globulin infused into the ventral tegmental area modulates progestogen-mediated lordosis

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-49

  Frye, Cheryl A ^a   Walf, Alicia A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Pregnan 3 ol 20 one; Allopregnanolone; Midbrain; Neurosteroids

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN ANTAGONIST; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LORDOSIS; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; OVARIECTOMY; OXYTOCIN; POSTURE; PROGESTINS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 71549141958     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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