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Neuropharmacology, Neurotransmitters, and Sexual Behavior in Mammals

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In this chapter, we discuss the possible relationship between certain neurotransmitters, sexual behavior, and its controlling hormones. The knowledge in this field has accumulated through experiments that have utilized chemical substances that influence transmission processes in the central nervous system. To understand how drugs can be used to investigate different elements of sexual behavior, together with the possibilities and limitations of such an approach, we first survey some basic knowledge and concepts in neuropharmacology in general and behavioral pharmacology in particular. We follow this survey with a review of the experimental data within this area as they relate to the neuroendocrine basis of sexual behavior.

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Meyerson, B.J., malmnäs, C.O., Everitt, B.J. (1985). Neuropharmacology, Neurotransmitters, and Sexual Behavior in Mammals. In: Adler, N., Pfaff, D., Goy, R.W. (eds) Reproduction. Handbook of Behavioral Neurobiology, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4832-0_11

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