Sexual differentiation of odor and partner preference in the rat

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 489-494

  Bakker, Julie ^a,b   Van Ophemert, Jan ^a   Slob, A Koos ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Neonatal ATD treatment; Odor preference; Rats; Sexual behavior; Sexual partner preference

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTA 1,4,6 TRIENE 3,17 DIONE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030220707     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(96)00066-2     Document Type: Article

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