Agonistic behavior, plasma testosterone, and hypothalamic estradiol binding in male rabbits

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-40

  Girolami, L ^a   Fontani, G ^a   Lodi, L ^a   Lupo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Estradiol; Hypothalamus; Male rabbit; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031542876     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2337(1997)23:1<33::aid-ab4>3.0.co;2-u     Document Type: Article

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