Effect of dexmedetomidine on ejaculatory behavior and sexual motivation in intact male rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 345-352

  Snoeren, Eelke M S ^a   Lehtimäki, Jyrki ^b   Ågmo, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dexmedetomidine; Ejaculatory behavior; Male rats; Noradrenaline; Sexual incentive motivation

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COPULATION; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; LOCOMOTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ANIMALS; COPULATION; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EJACULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MOTIVATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

RATTUS;

EID: 84866683764     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: 18735177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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