Infusions of ascorbic acid into the medial preoptic area facilitate appetitive sexual behavior in the female rat

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 122, Issue , 2013, Pages 140-146

  Graham, M Dean ^a   Pfaus, James G ^a  

^a Concordia University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Appetitive behaviors; Ascorbic acid; Female sexual behavior; Medial preoptic area; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; INFUSION; LORDOSIS; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TISSUE SECTION;

APPETITIVE BEHAVIORS; ASCORBIC ACID; FEMALE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; STEROID HORMONES;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ASCORBIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; PREOPTIC AREA; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84885040706     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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