Sex-specific effects of gonadal steroids on conspecific odor preference in the rat

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 356-361

  Xiao, Kai ^a   Kondo, Yasuhiko ^a   Sakuma, Yasuo ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Androgen; Castration; Estrogen; Female; Male; Olfactory sense; Sexual preference

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GONAD; GONADECTOMY; INJECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; ODOR PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCREENING; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SMELL; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 8444223821     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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