Dopamine D1 receptors and phosphorylation of dopamine-and cyclic AMP-regulated phosphoprotein-32 in the medial preoptic area are involved in experience-induced enhancement of male sexual behavior in rats

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 523-529

  McHenry, Jenna A ^a   Bell, Genevieve A ^a   Parrish, Bradley P ^a   Hull, Elaine M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

D1 receptor; DARPP 32; Medial preoptic area; SCH 23390; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; PHOSPHOPROTEIN DARPP 32; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; BENZAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PPP1R1B PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PREOPTIC AREA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EUTHANASIA; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LONG EVANS RAT; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BENZAZEPINES; DOPAMINE AND CAMP-REGULATED PHOSPHOPROTEIN 32; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EUTHANASIA; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84871869048     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: 19390084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028707     Document Type: Article

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