Effects of methamphetamine on sexual performance and compulsive sex behavior in male rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-104

  Frohmader, Karla S ^a   Bateman, Katherine L ^a   Lehman, Michael N ^a   Coolen, Lique M ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compulsive behavior; Impulse control; Methamphetamine; Psychostimulant; Reproductive behavior; Sexual risk behavior; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MATING; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 77955769248     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-1930-8     Document Type: Article

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