Nervus terminalis lesions: II. Enhancement of lordosis induced by tactile stimulation in the hamster

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 867-871

  Wirsig Wiechmann, Celeste R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chemosensory systems; Female hamster; Lordosis; Nervus terminalis lesions; Tactile stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTER; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LORDOSIS; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE STIMULATION;

EID: 0030922188     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00610-5     Document Type: Article

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