Recovery of sexual receptivity in female rats with lesions of the ventromedial hypothalamus

Reiko Okada; Hiroshi Watanabe; Korehito Yamanouchi; Yasumasa Arai

doi:10.1016/0014-4886(80)90113-2

Recovery of sexual receptivity in female rats with lesions of the ventromedial hypothalamus

Reiko Okada, Hiroshi Watanabe, Korehito Yamanouchi, Yasumasa Arai

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Abstract

Bilateral lesions of the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus (VMN) effectively eliminated the induction by estrogen-progesterone of lordosis behaviors 4 to 6 weeks after the brain surgery. However, recovery of the lordosis response was clearly evident in the rats with effective VMN lesions 2 weeks after the first test. This suggests that the VMN may not be essential to the expression of hormonally induced lordosis behavior, but may be involved in a supplemental lordosis mediating mechanism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	595-600
Number of pages	6
Journal	Experimental Neurology
Volume	68
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-4886(80)90113-2
Publication status	Published - 1980

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Okada, R., Watanabe, H., Yamanouchi, K., & Arai, Y. (1980). Recovery of sexual receptivity in female rats with lesions of the ventromedial hypothalamus. Experimental Neurology, 68(3), 595-600. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-4886(80)90113-2

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