Maturation of social reward in adult male Syrian hamsters does not depend on organizational effects of pubertal testosterone

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 180-185

  De Lorme, Kayla C ^a   Bell, Margaret R ^a   Sisk, Cheryl L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditioned place preference; Pheromone; Puberty; Sexual behavior; Social reward; Testosterone; Vaginal secretions

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REWARD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYRIAN HAMSTER; VAGINA SECRETION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; CUES; FEMALE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; POSTURE; REWARD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE; VAGINA;

EID: 84864293647     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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