Cholinergic control of male mating behavior in hamsters: Effects of systemic agonist or antagonist treatment

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-298

  Floody, Owen R ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Cholinergic; Copulation; Hamster; Male behavior; Mating; Oxotremorine; Scopolamine; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; METHYLSCOPOLAMINE; OXOTREMORINE; PLACEBO; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; EJACULATION; FEMALE; HAMSTER; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; MALE; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

CRICETINAE; RATTUS;

EID: 80054817757     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: 18735177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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