Different doses of estradiol benzoate induce conditioned place preference after paced mating

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 264-268

  Corona, Rebeca ^a   Camacho, Francisco J ^a   García Horsman, Patricia ^a   Guerrero, Alfonso ^a   Ogando, Annette ^a   Paredes, Raúl G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Proceptivity; Progesterone; Receptivity; Reward state; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE;

AFFECT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; LORDOSIS; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REWARD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; POSTURE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 79960565249     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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