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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 595-600 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Experimental Neurology |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1980 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Neurology
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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