Actions of testosterone in prepubertal and postpubertal male hamsters: Dissociation of effects on reproductive behavior and brain androgen receptor immunoreactivity

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-88

  Meek, Leslie R ^a   Romeo, Russell D ^a   Novak, Colleen M ^a   Sisk, Cheryl L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CASTRATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HAMSTER; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031079970     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1997.1371     Document Type: Article

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