Moderate Role of Oxytocin in the Pro-Ejaculatory Effect of the 5-HT1A Receptor Agonist 8-OH-DPAT

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-28

  de Jong, Trynke R ^a   Neumann, Inga D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

8 OH DPAT; Ejaculation; Oxytocin; Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus; WAY 100635

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; N [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] N (2 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; OXYTOCIN; N-(2-(4-(2-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PIPERAZINYL)ETHYL)-N-(2-PYRIDINYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1 AGONIST;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL ACTIVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPULATION; EJACULATION; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WISTAR RAT;

8-HYDROXY-2-(DI-N-PROPYLAMINO)TETRALIN; ANIMALS; EJACULATION; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PIPERAZINES; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 5-HT1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84923197162     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12742     Document Type: Article

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