Genetic mechanisms in neural and hormonal controls over female reproductive behaviors

Hormones, Brain and Behavior Online

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1163-1188

  Lee, A W ^a   Kow, L M ^a   Devidze, N ^a   Ribeiro, A ^a   Martin Alguacil, N ^a   Schober, J ^a   Pfaff, D ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Behavior; Estrogens; Genomic; Histamine; Hypothalamus; Lordosis; Mu opioid; Norepinephrine; Opioid; Prostaglandin d; Sex; Sexual arousal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884784592     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008088783-8.00034-6     Document Type: Chapter

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