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Neurohormonal Control of Male Sexual Behavior

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Reproductive Behavior

Part of the book series: Advances in Behavioral Biology ((ABBI,volume 11))

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Testosterone not only sustains male sexual behavior in castrated male rats and induces male sexual responses in the female but also increases female responses (Whalen and Hardy, 1970; Pfaff, 1970). Similarly, estrogen facilitates sexual receptivity in both males and females and increases male sexual behavior in the gonadectomized rat (Pfaff, 1970).

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  1. Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

    Lynwood G. Clemens

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  1. Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon, USA

    William Montagna

  2. Center for Population Research, National Institute of Child Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    William A. Sadler

  3. Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    William A. Sadler

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Clemens, L.G. (1974). Neurohormonal Control of Male Sexual Behavior. In: Montagna, W., Sadler, W.A. (eds) Reproductive Behavior. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3069-1_2

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