Corticotropin-releasing factor is a potent inhibitor of sexual receptivity in the female rat

Nature

Volumn 305, Issue 5931, 1983, Pages 232-235

  Sirinathsinghji, Dalip J S ^a   Rees, Lesley H ^a,b   Rivier, Jean ^a,c   Vale, Wylie ^a,c  

^a Animal Physiology Division ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ENDORPHINS; FEMALE; GONADORELIN; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MESENCEPHALON; POSTURE; RATS; SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0020571142     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/305232a0     Document Type: Article

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