GALANTIDE STIMULATES SEXUAL-BEHAVIOR IN MALE-RATS

被引:25
作者
BENELLI, A
ARLETTI, R
BERTOLINI, A
MENOZZI, B
BASAGLIA, R
POGGIOLI, R
机构
[1] Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Modena, 41100 Modena
关键词
GALANTIDE; GALANIN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; (MALE RAT);
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(94)90352-2
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
While intracerebroventricular injection of galanin (5 mu g/rat) inhibited sexual behavior in experienced male rats - without producing any other locomotor or behavioral deficit -, injection of the galanin antagonist, galantide, by the same route (1 or 2 mu g/rat) stimulated sexual behavior (improving arousal, motivation and performance indexes) and antagonized the effect of galanin. These data further suggest that galanin plays a physiological role in male sexual behavior.
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页码:279 / 282
页数:4
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