Short duration testosterone infusions maintain male sex behavior in Syrian hamsters

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-176

  Park, Jin Ho ^a   Paul, Matthew J ^b   Butler, Matthew P ^c   Villa, Philip ^c   Burke, Morgan ^c   Kim, Dennis P ^c   Routman, David M ^c   Schoomer, Elanor E ^c   Zucker, Irving ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Male sexual behavior; Syrian hamster; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; IODINE 125; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG INFUSION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; INFUSION PUMPS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; ORCHIECTOMY; ORGAN SIZE; PENIS; PROSTATE; SEMINAL VESICLES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34447631845     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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