Effects of central administration of naloxone during the extinction of appetitive sexual responses.
Several studies indicate that opioids are involved in the control of consummatory sexual behavior in male Japanese quail. Naloxone has been reported to increase copulatory responses. In the current study, the effect of naloxone on appetitive sexual behaviors was assessed during extinction test trials. Naloxone was found to substantially reduce appetitive responding, suggesting that opioids differentially affect anticipatory and contact components of sexual behavior.
Holloway
K S
KS
Department of Psychology, 124 Raymond Avenue, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA. keholloway@vassar.edu
Cornil
C A
CA
Balthazart
J
J
D000818:Animals; D001070:Appetitive Behavior / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D003307:Copulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003370:Coturnix; D005108:Extinction, Psychological / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D009270:Naloxone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018847:Opioid Peptides / Q000502:physiology; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D018847:Opioid Peptides; D009270:Naloxone