Reward value of intromissions and morphine in male rats evaluated by conditioned place preference

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 602-607

  Camacho, Francisco J ^a   Portillo, Wendy ^a   Quintero Enríquez, Olaguer ^a   Paredes, Raúl G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Intromissions; Morphine; Preference score; Reward; Time in reinforced compartment

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; EJACULATION; MALE; MICE; MORPHINE; NARCOTICS; REACTION TIME; REWARD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 71549170512     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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