Differential regulation of female sexual behaviour by dopamine agonists in the medial preoptic area

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 284-292

  Graham, M Dean ^a   Pfaus, James G ^a  

^a and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apomorphine; Appetitive; Consummatory; Hormone; Hypothalamus; Lordosis; Quinpirole; SKF 38393; Solicitations

Indexed keywords

2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; APOMORPHINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; QUINPIROLE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; LORDOSIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-7,8-DIHYDROXY-1-PHENYL-1H-3-BENZAZEPINE; ANIMALS; APOMORPHINE; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMMATORY BEHAVIOR; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; EJACULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVARIECTOMY; POSTURE; PREOPTIC AREA; QUINPIROLE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

HUMULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 77957799545     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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