Presence of mother and unfamiliar female alters levels of testosterone, progesterone, cortisol, adrenocorticotropin, and behavior in maturing guinea pigs

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 42-52

  Hennessy, Michael B ^a   Maken, Deborah S ^a,b   Graves, Franklynn C ^a,c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin; Cortisol; Guinea pig; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal; Hypothalamic pituitary gonadal; Progesterone; Sexual behavior; Sexual suppression; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HOUSING; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MATURATION; MOTHER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEANING;

EID: 0036672717     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.2002.1794     Document Type: Article

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