The effects of aromatase inhibition on testosterone-dependent conditioned rhythmic cloacal sphincter movements in male Japanese quail

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 99-105

  Cornil, Charlotte A ^a   Holloway, Kevin S ^b   Taziaux, Mélanie ^a   Balthazart, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian; Estrogen; Learning; R083842; Sexual behavior; Vorozole

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; TESTOSTERONE; VOROZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CLOACA; COMPETITION; CONDITIONING; COPULATION; DEFECATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERTILITY; FOAM; HORMONE DEPENDENCE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPHINCTER; VISION;

EID: 6344285496     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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