Stimulation of the medial amygdala enhances medial preoptic dopamine release: implications for male rat sexual behavior

被引：37

作者：

Dominguez, JM ^{[1
]}

Hull, EM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SUNY Buffalo, Dept Psychol, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA

来源：

BRAIN RESEARCH | 2001年 / 917卷 / 02期

关键词：

medial preoptic areas; medial amygdala; dopamine; sexual behavior; microdialysis; HPLC-EC;

D O I：

10.1016/S0006-8993(01)03031-1

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

Increased dopamine (DA) in the medial preoptic area (MPOA) facilitates male sexual behavior. A major source of innervation to the MPOA is the medial amygdala (MeA). We now report that chemical stimulation of the MeA enhanced levels of extracellular MPOA DA in anesthetized male rats. These results suggest that DA activity in the MPOA can be regulated by input from the MeA to the MPOA. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：225 / 229

页数：5

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