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

Authors
Dominguez, JM Hull, EM
Citation
Jm. Dominguez et Em. Hull, Stimulation of the medial amygdala enhances medial preoptic dopamine release: implications for male rat sexual behavior, BRAIN RES, 917(2), 2001, pp. 225-229
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
BRAIN RESEARCH
ISSN journal
00068993 → ACNP
Volume
917
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
225 - 229
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-8993(20011102)917:2<225:SOTMAE>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Increased dopamine (DA) in the medial preoptic area (MPOA) facilitates male sexual behavior. A major source of innervation to the MPOA is the medial a mygdala (MeA). We now report that chemical stimulation of the MeA enhanced levels of extracellular MPOA DA in anesthetized male rats. These results su ggest that DA activity in the MPOA can be regulated by input from the MeA t o the MPOA. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.