Progesterone inhibits female-typical receptive behavior and decreases hypothalamic estrogen and progesterone receptor messenger ribonucleic acid levels in whiptail lizards (Genus Cnemidophorus)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 138-144

  Godwin, John ^a   Hartman, Vesta ^a   Grammer, Michael ^a   Crews, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030175636     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1996.0017     Document Type: Article

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