Dopamine receptor antagonists attenuate conditioned place preference following sexual behavior in female Syrian hamsters.
Eur J Pharmacol
; 309(1): 21-4, 1996 Aug 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8864688
ABSTRACT
We assessed the effects of the dopamine D2 receptor antagonists, sulpiride and raclopride, on conditioned place preference produced by sexual behavior in female Syrian hamsters. Female hamsters treated with sulpiride or raclopride showed high levels of sexual behavior (lordosis) that were equivalent to control females receiving vehicle injections. The degree of place preference conditioning for sulpiride-treated females was marginally reduced, whereas females treated with raclopride showed no evidence of conditioning. These results indicate that conditioned place preference is a useful means for probing the appetitive components of female sexual behavior, and that dopamine D2 receptors are involved in this appetitive process.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sexual Behavior, Animal
/
Behavior, Animal
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Dopamine Antagonists
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Conditioning, Psychological
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur J Pharmacol
Year:
1996
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States