title: Cerebral glucose utilization during conditioned sexual arousal.
abstract: Local cerebral glucose utilization was investigated in male rats during conditioned sexual arousal. Increased glucose utilization was found in three amygdaloid nuclei after exposure to a stimulus associated with exposure to a sexually active female. No changes were observed in areas known to be of crucial importance for the expression of consummatory aspects of sexual behavior. These results corroborate and extend previous results showing a dissociation between the expression of appetitive and consummatory aspects of sexual behavior at a neural level.
authors: Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, Amsterdam.
authors: F H
authors: FH
authors: de Jonge
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Tonnaer
authors: H
authors: H
authors: van Leeuwe
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Tielemans
authors: A L
authors: AL
authors: Louwerse
authors: N E
authors: NE
authors: van de Poll
mesh_terms: D000679:Amygdala / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000502:physiology; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D012903:Smell
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005947:Glucose