Inhibitory role of opioid peptides in the regulation of aggressive and sexual behaviors in male Japanese quails

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 277, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 146-154

  Kotegawa, Takeru ^a   Abe, Tamae ^a   Tsutsui, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0031079797     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19970201)277:2<146::AID-JEZ6>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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