Methamphetamine enhances paced mating behaviors and neuroplasticity in the medial amygdala of female rats

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 519-525

  Holder, Mary K ^a   Mong, Jessica A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Paced mating; Psychostimulants; Sexual motivation; Spinophilin; Women's health

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE; SPINOPHILIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; LATENT PERIOD; MATING; MOTIVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FEMALE; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 77955279836     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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