Hypothalamic neurons preferentially respond to female nest coo stimulation: Demonstration of direct acoustic stimulation of luteinizing hormone release

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 5477-5489

  Cheng, Mei Fang ^a   Peng, Jing Pian ^a   Johnson, Patricia ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory processing; Call specific neuronal discharge; GnRH; Hypothalamus; Sound stimulation of endocrine response; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DOVE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VOCALIZATION; WHITE NOISE;

EID: 0345131716     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-14-05477.1998     Document Type: Article

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