Exogenous androgen during development alters adult partner preference and mating behavior in gonadally intact male rats

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 57, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 488-495

  Henley, C L ^a   Nunez, A A ^a   Clemens, L G ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Laboratory rats; Male partner preference; Neonatal development; Organizational effects; Partner preference behavior; Sexual behavior; Sexual differentiation; Sexual orientation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULUS;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; DRUG IMPLANTS; EJACULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77950957088     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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