Estrogen is necessary for 5alpha-pregnan-3alpha-ol-20-one (3alpha,5alpha-THP) infusion to the ventral tegmental area to facilitate social and sexual, but neither exploratory nor affective behavior of ovariectomized rats

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Estrogen is necessary for 5alpha-pregnan-3alpha-ol-20-one (3alpha,5alpha-THP) infusion to the ventral tegmental area to facilitate social and sexual, but neither exploratory nor affective behavior of ovariectomized rats is …
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P356DOI10.1016/J.PBB.2008.08.018
P932PMC publication ID2858310
P698PubMed publication ID18786558
P5875ResearchGate publication ID23251974

P2093author name stringC A Frye
J J Paris
M E Rhodes
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P433issue2
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P304page(s)261-270
P577publication date2008-08-23
P1433published inPharmacology, Biochemistry and BehaviorQ15716554
P1476titleEstrogen is necessary for 5alpha-pregnan-3alpha-ol-20-one (3alpha,5alpha-THP) infusion to the ventral tegmental area to facilitate social and sexual, but neither exploratory nor affective behavior of ovariectomized rats
P478volume91