Neural mechanisms of female sexual behavior in the rat; Comparison with male ejaculatory control

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 16-30

  Veening, J G ^a,b   Coolen, L M ^c   Gerrits, P O ^d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Copulation; Ejaculation; Hypothalamus; Lordosis; Sex behavior

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; EJACULATORY CONTROL; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; LORDOSIS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; EJACULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; POSTURE; RATS; REWARD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84901188363     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: 18735177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2013.11.025     Document Type: Article

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