Cholinergic control of male mating behavior in hamsters: Effects of central oxotremorine treatment

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 299-310

  Floody, Owen R ^a   Katin, Michael J ^a   Harrington, Lia X ^a   Schassburger, Rachel L ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Cholinergic; Copulation; Hamster; Male behavior; Mating; Oxotremorine; Preoptic area; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; OXOTREMORINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; COPULATION; EJACULATION; FEMALE; HAMSTER; LORDOSIS; MALE; MATING; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRIA TERMINALIS;

ANIMALS; MALE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; OXOTREMORINE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

CRICETINAE; RATTUS;

EID: 80054821851     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: 18735177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2011.08.030     Document Type: Article

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