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Effects of chronic tamoxifen treatment in female rat sexual behaviour

open access: yesHeliyon, 2022
The medial preoptic (MPN) and the ventromedial hypothalamic nuclei (VMN) modulate the estrogen receptor (ER)-dependent female sexual behavior, a response that is inhibited by tamoxifen (TAM), a modulator of the steroid receptor activation.
Cláudia A. Pinto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Theories of Cognitive Distortions in Sexual Offending: What the Current Research Tells Us [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Cognitive distortions in sex offenders are specific or general beliefs/attitudes that violate commonly accepted norms of rationality that have been shown to be associated with the onset and maintenance of sexual offending.
Ó Ciardha, Caoilte, Ward, Tony
core   +1 more source

Female sexual behavior in mice is controlled by kisspeptin neurons

open access: yesNature Communications, 2018
Mate preference and copulatory behavior in female rodents are coordinated with the ovulation cycles of the animal. This study shows that hypothalamic kisspeptin neurons control both mate choice and copulation, and therefore, that sexual behavior and ...
Vincent Hellier   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

A lack of sexual dimorphism in width-to-height ratio in White European faces using 2D photographs, 3D scans, and anthropometry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Facial width-to-height ratio has received a great deal of attention in recent research. Evidence from human skulls suggests that males have a larger relative facial width than females, and that this sexual dimorphism is an honest signal of masculinity,
Jones, Alex L.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Depression-like behavioral phenotypes by social and social plus visual isolation in the adult female Macaca fascicularis. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating psychiatric mood disorder that affects millions of individuals globally. Our understanding of the biological basis of MDD is poor, and current treatments are ineffective in a significant proportion of ...
Xin Li   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mate recognition in Acanthagrion truncatum (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i3.16138

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2013
Sexual and species recognition, along with sexual color dimorphism, play an important role in the reproduction of many animal species. In this article, it was investigated if males of the dimorphic Neotropical damselfly Acanthagrion truncatum are able ...
Rhainer Guillermo-Ferreira   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Melatonin Receptors: A Key Mediator in Animal Reproduction

open access: yesVeterinary Sciences, 2022
Melatonin, a hormone produced by the mammalian pineal gland, influences various physiological activities, many of which are related to animal reproduction, including neuroendocrine function, rhythm regulation, seasonal behavior, gonadogenesis, gamete ...
Yuan Gao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of flavonoids extracted from Citrus aurantium on performance, eating and animal behavior, rumen health, and carcass quality in Holstein bulls fed high-concentrate diets [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The effects of flavonoids extracted from Citrus aurantium (Bioflavex® CA) on eating pattern, performance, carcass quality, and rumen wall health of Holstein bulls fed on a single feeder were studied.
Crespo, J.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Constitutive depletion of brain serotonin differentially affects rats’ social and cognitive abilities

open access: yesiScience, 2023
Summary: Central serotonin appears a promising transdiagnostic marker of psychiatric disorders and a modulator of some of their key behavioral symptoms.
Lucille Alonso   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Casanovas are liars : behavioral syndromes, sperm competition risk, and the evolution of deceptive male mating behavior in live-bearing fishes [version 2; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

open access: yes, 2013
Male reproductive biology can by characterized through competition over mates as well as mate choice. Multiple mating and male mate choice copying, especially in internally fertilizing species, set the stage for increased sperm competition, i.e., sperm ...
Geupel, Holger   +11 more
core   +1 more source

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