Effect of DHEA therapy on sexual behavior in female rats

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 496-502

  Pluchino, Nicola ^a   Giannini, Andrea ^a   Cela, Vito ^a   Santoro, Anna N ^a   Carnevale, Gianluca ^b   Zavatti, Manuela ^b   Di Viesti, Vittoria ^b   Benelli, Augusta ^b   Genazzani, Andrea R ^a   Zanoli, Paola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DHEA; Female rat; Paced mating behavior; Partner preference; Proceptivity; Receptivity; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PRASTERONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MATING; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PARIETAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; BRAIN; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84875839924     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2013.769518     Document Type: Article

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