Same-sex cohabitation under the effects of quinpirole induces a conditioned socio-sexual partner preference in males, but not in female rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 604-613

  Triana Del Rio, Rodrigo ^a   Montero Domínguez, Felix ^a   Cibrian Llanderal, Tamara ^a   Tecamachaltzi Silvaran, Miriam B ^a   Garcia, Luis I ^a   Manzo, Jorge ^a   Hernandez, María Elena ^a   Coria Avila, Genaro A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conditioning; D2; Dopamine; Homosexual; Learning; Partner preference; Quinpirole; Sex

Indexed keywords

QUINPIROLE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; COPULATION; CUES; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; MALE; ODORS; OVARIECTOMY; PENILE ERECTION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROGESTERONE; QUINPIROLE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SMELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

PRUNUS DULCIS; RATTUS;

EID: 79959778738     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: 18735177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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