Effect of acute stress on sexual behavior in female rats: Participation of the central angiotensinergic system

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 429-433

  Cecconello, Ana Lúcia ^a   Raineki, Charlis ^a   Sebben, Vanise ^a   Lucion, Aldo Bolten ^a   Sanvitto, Gilberto Luiz ^a  

^a Inst Cie Basicas Da Saude U   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Females; Losartan; Medial amygdala; PD12319; Sexual behavior; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN II; LOSARTAN;

ACUTE STRESS; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WISTAR RAT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMYGDALA; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMIDAZOLES; LOSARTAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OOCYTES; PROESTRUS; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 2; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 74449092608     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.10.026     Document Type: Article

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