Differential effects of central injections of D1 and D2 receptor agonists and antagonists on male sexual behavior in Japanese quail

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 118-129

  Kleitz Nelson, H K ^a   Cornil, C A ^a,b   Balthazart, J ^b   Ball, G F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

birds; dopamine; dopamine receptors; motivation; pre optic area

Indexed keywords

2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; QUINPIROLE; RACLOPRIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-7,8-DIHYDROXY-1-PHENYL-1H-3-BENZAZEPINE; ANIMALS; BENZAZEPINES; COTURNIX; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; QUINPIROLE; RACLOPRIDE; RATS; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 77954419060     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07257.x     Document Type: Article

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