Medial preoptic area dopaminergic responses to female pheromones develop during puberty in the male Syrian hamster

Brain Research

Volumn 988, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 139-145

  Schulz, Kalynn M ^a   Richardson, Heather N ^a   Romeo, Russell D ^a   Morris, John A ^a   Lookingland, Keith J ^a,b   Sisk, Cheryl L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Medial preoptic area; Pheromone; Puberty; Reproductive behavior

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; PHEROMONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ESTRUS; HAMSTER; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0142074870     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)03358-4     Document Type: Article

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