I. Levels of 5α-reduced progesterone metabolite in the midbrain account for variability in reproductive behavior of middle-aged female rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1379, Issue , 2011, Pages 137-148

  Walf, Alicia A ^a   Paris, Jason J ^a   Llaneza, Danielle C ^a   Frye, Cheryl A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Estropause; Lordosis; Progesterone; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

20ALPHA DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LORDOSIS; MATING; MESENCEPHALON; METABOLITE; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VARIANCE;

20-ALPHA-DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; 5-ALPHA-DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

RATTUS;

EID: 79952312445     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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