Neuroestrogens rapidly regulate sexual motivation but not performance

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 164-174

  Seredynski, Aurore L ^a   Balthazart, Jacques ^a   Christophe, Virginie J ^a   Ball, Gregory F ^b   Cornil, Charlotte A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CANNULA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CLEARANCE; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BRAIN; COTURNIX; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEURONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84871816766     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2557-12.2013     Document Type: Article

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