Axon sparing lesions of the medial preoptic area block female sexual behavior

Brain Research

Volumn 756, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 273-277

  Veney, Sean L ^a   Rissman, Emilie F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Brain lesion; Excitotoxin; Musk shrew; NMDA (N methyl D aspartate); Preoptic area; Sex behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EXCITOTOXIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; IMPLANTATION; INSECTIVORE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHREWS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030967589     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00161-3     Document Type: Article

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