Neuroanatomical dichotomy of sexual behaviors in rodents: A special emphasis on brain serotonin

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue , 2015, Pages 595-606

  Angoa Pérez, Mariana ^a,b   Kuhn, Donald M ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

copulation; female receptivity; mounting; rodents; serotonin; sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 1B RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 1D RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 7 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SEX HORMONE; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COPULATION; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; ANIMAL; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECTS; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; NEUROANATOMY; RATS; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84938816883     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: 14735849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0000000000000157     Document Type: Article

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