Methamphetamine-enhanced female sexual motivation is dependent on dopamine and progesterone signaling in the medial amygdala

Methamphetamine (METH) is a psychomotor stimulant strongly associated with increases in sexual drive and impulsive sexual behaviors that often lead to unsafe sexual practices. In women METH users, such practices have been associated with increases in unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hormones and behavior 2015-01, Vol.67, p.1-11
Hauptverfasser:	Holder, Mary K., Veichweg, Shaun S., Mong, Jessica A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amygdala - drug effects Amygdala - metabolism Animals Brain Central Nervous System Stimulants - pharmacology Corticomedial Nuclear Complex Dopamine Dopamine - metabolism Dopamine receptor Female Females Medial amygdala Methamphetamine Methamphetamine - pharmacology Motivation - drug effects Proceptive behavior Progesterone Progesterone - metabolism Progesterone receptor Progesterone receptor immunoreactivity Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Sexual behavior Sexual Behavior, Animal - drug effects Signal Transduction - drug effects
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