Male-like sexual behaviour of female rats with unilateral lesions in the hypothalamic ventromedial nuclear region.
In castrated female rats treated with androgen or oestrogen a significant decrease of female sexual behaviour assocated with a significant increase of male sexual behaviour was induced by unilateral lesions of the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus.
D000818:Animals; D002369:Castration; D004958:Estradiol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000293:injuries*; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D010286:Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus / Q000293:injuries*; D051381:Rats; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D013739:Testosterone / Q000008:administration & dosage
D013739:Testosterone; D004958:Estradiol