Effects of paced and non-paced mating stimulation on plasma progesterone, 3α-Diol and corticosterone

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 431-439

  Frye, Cheryl A ^a,c   McCormick, Cheryl M ^b   Coopersmith, Carol ^a   Erskine, Mary S ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^c The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Extra genomic; Lordosis; Neuroactive steroid; Neurosteroid; Proceptivity; Progestin; Steroid mechanism

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030152025     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4530(95)00059-3     Document Type: Article

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