Olfaction and brainstem circuits of reproductive behavior in the rat

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 107, Issue , 1996, Pages 355-377

  Shipley, M T ^a   Murphy, A Z ^a   Rizvi, T A ^a   Ennis, M ^a   Behbehani, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CAT; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMELLING;

EID: 0029831811     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)61876-2     Document Type: Review

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