Effects of progesterone on the sexual behavior of castrated, testosterone-treated male cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis)

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-67

  Zumpe, Doris ^a   Clancy, Andrew N ^a   Michael, Richard P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Male Macaque; Medrxyprogesterone acetate; Primate; Progestorone; Sexual behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MACACA; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030788628     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00135-2     Document Type: Article

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