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. 1986 Aug 29;69(2):188-91.
doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(86)90601-4.

Effects of vasopressin on female sexual behavior in male rats

P Södersten, G J Boer, G J De Vries, R M Buijs, P Melin

Effects of vasopressin on female sexual behavior in male rats

P Södersten et al. Neurosci Lett. .

Abstract

Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of an Arg-vasopressin (AVP) antagonist did not stimulate female sexual behavior in adult castrated male rats treated with ovarian hormone but stimulated this behavior in male rats which were castrated on the day of birth. It is suggested that neonatal androgen stimulation in the male rat offsets the influence of AVP on female sexual behavior in the adult.

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