Galanin microinjected into the medial preoptic nucleus facilitates female- and male-typical sexual behaviors in the female rat

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1147-1154

  Bloch, George J ^a   Butler, Paul C ^a   Kohlert, Jess G ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Galanin; Lordosis; Medial preoptic area; Mounting; Sexual behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; GALANIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; LORDOSIS; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029977821     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(95)02087-X     Document Type: Article

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