Food deprivation and leptin prioritize ingestive and sex behavior without affecting estrous cycles in Syrian hamsters

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 413-427

  Schneider, Jill E ^a   Casper, Janelle F ^a   Barisich, Amanda ^a   Schoengold, Candace ^a   Cherry, Sandeep ^a   Surico, Justine ^a   DeBarba, Ashley ^a   Fabris, Frank ^a   Rabold, Elizabeth ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appetitive behavior; Courtship; Food hoarding; Hunger; Ingestive behavior; Ob protein; Reproductive behavior; Sex preference; Sexual motivation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; EATING; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; EATING; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; LEPTIN; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847681903     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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