Oestrogen-induced vigorous mounting in female rats carrying hypothalamic knife cuts

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 602-606

  Ohnishi, H ^a   Kondo, Yasuhiko ^a   Sakuma, Y ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Female rat; Lordosis; Mounting; Partner preference; Transsexual behaviour; Ventromedial hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; KETAMINE; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; KNIFE CUT; LORDOSIS; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0037604758     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2003.01040.x     Document Type: Article

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