Methamphetamine enhances sexual behavior in female rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 575-582

  Winland, Carissa ^a   Haycox, Charles ^b   Bolton, Jessica L ^a   Jampana, Sumith ^a   Oakley, Benjamin J ^a   Ford, Brittany ^a   Ornelas, Laura ^a   Burbey, Alexandra ^a   Marquette, Amber ^a   Frohardt, Russell J ^b   Guarraci, Fay A ^a  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Drug addiction; Locomotor behavior; Mate choice; Medial amygdala; Motivation; Paced mating behavior; Partner preference; Reward

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULUS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FEMALE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; METHAMPHETAMINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

RATTUS;

EID: 79953245948     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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