Concurrent androgenic stimulation of the ventral tegmental area and medial preoptic area: Synergistic effects on male-typical reproductive behaviors in house mice

Brain Research

Volumn 729, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-44

  Sipos, Maurice L ^a   Nyby, John G ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Brain; Marking; Mouse; Preference; Sexual behavior; Ultrasonic vocalizations; Urine

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0030570720     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00148-5     Document Type: Article

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