Of mice and missing data: What we know (and need to learn) about male sexual behavior

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-232

  Burns Cusato, Melissa ^a   Scordalakes, Elka M ^b   Rissman, Emilie F ^a  

^a PO B ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Estrogen receptor; Inbred strain; Knockout; Masculinization; Medial preoptic area; Mice

Indexed keywords

MALE; MASCULINITY; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 4744344547     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.08.015     Document Type: Article

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