Colocalization of Mating-Induced Fos and D2-Like Dopamine Receptors in the Medial Preoptic Area: Influence of Sexual Experience

Colocalization of Mating-Induced Fos and D2-Like Dopamine Receptors in the Medial Preoptic Area: Influence of Sexual Experience

Dopamine in the medial preoptic area (mPOA) stimulates sexual activity in males. This is evidenced by microdialysis and microinjection experiments revealing that dopamine receptor antagonists in the mPOA inhibit sexual activity, whereas agonists facilitate behavior. Microdialysis experiments similar...

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Main Authors: Victoria L Nutsch, Ryan G Will, Christopher L Robison, Julia R Martz, Daniel J Tobiansky, Juan M. Dominguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Copulation
Dopamine
Preoptic Area
Fos
Sexual experience
D2 dopamine receptors
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00075/full

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