Sexual behavior in lactating rats: Role of estrogen-induced progesterone receptors

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 246-253

  Barbosa Vargas, Erica ^a   Pfaus, James G ^a   Woodside, Barbara ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor; Food restriction; Lactation; Lordosis; Progesterone receptor; RU 486; Solicitation

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; LACTATION; LORDOSIS; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PUERPERIUM; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; DIET; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTATION; MALE; MIFEPRISTONE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 67650997047     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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