Has dopamine a physiological role in the control of sexual behavior?: a critical review of the evidence

RG Paredes, A Ågmo - Progress in neurobiology, 2004 - Elsevier
The role of dopaminergic systems in the control of sexual behavior has been a subject of
study for at least 40 years. Not surprisingly, reviews of the area have been published at …

Dopamine and sexual behavior

MR Melis, A Argiolas - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 1995 - Elsevier
Among central neurotransmitters involved in the control of sexual behavior, dopamine is
certainly one of the most extensively studied. Our attempt to review old and recent …

Dopamine and sexual behavior in the male rat: a reevaluation

A Agmo, H Fernández - Journal of neural transmission, 1989 - Springer
In castrated male rats treated with a low dose of testosterone propionate (0.40 mg/kg per
week), the dopamine agonists amphetamine and amfonelic acid reduced mount latency …

Dopamine and sexual function

F Giuliano, J Allard - International journal of impotence research, 2001 - nature.com
The use of the D 1/D 2 dopamine receptor agonist apomorphine SL for the treatment of
erectile dysfunction provides a strong support in favour of a participation of the dopaminergic …

The role of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens and striatum during sexual behavior in the female rat

JB Becker, CN Rudick, WJ Jenkins - Journal of Neuroscience, 2001 - Soc Neuroscience
Dopamine in dialysate from the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) increases during sexual and
feeding behavior and after administration of drugs of abuse, even those that do not directly …

Dopamine, erectile function and male sexual behavior from the past to the present: a review

MR Melis, F Sanna, A Argiolas - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Early and recent studies show that dopamine through its neuronal systems and receptor
subtypes plays different roles in the control of male sexual behavior. These studies show …

Effect of a single dose of levodopa on sexual response in men and women

S Both, W Everaerd, E Laan, L Gooren - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2005 - nature.com
From animal research, there is ample evidence for a facilitating effect of dopamine on sexual
behavior. In humans, little experimental research has been conducted on the inter-relation …

Sexual behavior increases dopamine transmission in the nucleus accumbens and striatum of male rats: comparison with novelty and locomotion.

G Damsma, JG Pfaus, D Wenkstern… - Behavioral …, 1992 - psycnet.apa.org
Extracellular concentrations of dopamine (DA) and its metabolites dihydroxyphenylacetic
acid (DOPAC) and homovanillic acid (HVA) were examined concurrently, using in vivo …

Dopamine, the medial preoptic area, and male sexual behavior

JM Dominguez, EM Hull - Physiology & behavior, 2005 - Elsevier
The medial preoptic area (MPOA), at the rostral end of the hypothalamus, is important for the
regulation of male sexual behavior. Results showing that male sexual behavior is impaired …

Brain monoaminergic control of male reproductive behavior. II. Dopamine and the post-ejaculatory refractory period

TK McIntosh, RJ Barfield - Behavioural Brain Research, 1984 - Elsevier
This study was designed to examine the role of central dopaminergic mechanisms in the
control of copulation and the subsequent post-ejaculatory refractory period in the male rat …