Effect of systemic blockade of α1-noradrenergic receptors on sex behavior and vaginal-cervical stimulation-induced Fos in female rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 486-493

  Kirkpatrick, M E ^a   Merrill, L ^b  

^a WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

1 Noradrenergic; C fos; Lordosis; Prazosin; Vaginal cervical stimulation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; PRAZOSIN; PROTEIN FOS;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; LORDOSIS; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULATION; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA; ZONA INCERTA;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRAZOSIN; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VAGINA;

RATTUS; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 78149270143     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2010.09.018     Document Type: Article

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