A discontinuous schedule of estradiol treatment is sufficient to activate progesterone-facilitated feminine sexual behavior and to increase cytosol receptors for progestins in the hypothalamus of the rat.
D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000032:analysis; D003600:Cytosol / Q000032:analysis; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture; D011374:Progesterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*
D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol