Estradiol, dopamine and motivation

Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 83-89

  Yoest, Katie E ^a   Cummings, Jennifer A ^a   Becker, Jill B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Drugs of abuse; Estradiol; Food; Motivation; Sex; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTOKININ; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MATING; MOTIVATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; REPRODUCTION; REWARD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84922388140     PISSN: 18715249     EISSN: 18756166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1871524914666141226103135     Document Type: Article

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