MORPHINE AND NALOXONES EFFECTS ON SEXUAL-BEHAVIOR OF THE FEMALE GOLDEN-HAMSTER

被引:33
作者
OSTROWSKI, NL [1 ]
STAPLETON, JM [1 ]
NOBLE, RG [1 ]
REID, LD [1 ]
机构
[1] RENSSELAER POLYTECH INST,DEPT PSYCHOL,TROY,NY 12181
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
Hamsters; Morphine; Naloxone; Opioids; Sexual behavior;
D O I
10.1016/0091-3057(79)90261-2
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The effects of morphine and naloxone were observed after administration to female golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). Large doses of morphine, 80 mg/kg, consistently produced sedation and behavioral depression of responses to nociceptive stimuli. Smaller doses of morphine (e.g., 10 mg/kg), that produced few other behavioral changes, suppressed a measure of female sexual responding. The suppressive effects on sexual behavior were reversed by 4 mg/kg of naloxone. Morphine administered intracerebroventricularly had little effect on sexual responding, even at doses which produced other side effects. Doses of 4 and 8 mg/kg of naloxone in opioid-naive subjects did not reliably alter sexual responding up to 2 hr after administration. These observations lead to the suggestion that morphine produces effects which are incompatible with full sexual functioning in female hamsters. © 1979.
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页码:673 / 681
页数:9
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