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Physiol Behav

Title:		Facilitory effects of olfactory cues emitted by estrous females on mounting behavior in the female rat
Author(s):		Boehm N; Aron C;
Address:		"Institute of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, C.N.R.S. UA 552, Strasbourg, France"
Journal Title:		Physiol Behav
Year:		1988
Volume:		43
Issue:		5
Page Number:		669 - 671
DOI:		10.1016/0031-9384(88)90224-7
ISSN/ISBN:		0031-9384 (Print) 0031-9384 (Linking)
Abstract:		Adult ovariectomized rats were implanted with testosterone propionate-filled silastic capsules and exposed to the odor of urine collected from ovariectomized rats made estrous by estrogen treatment. When caged with highly receptive females these androgenized female rats displayed more frequent mounting behavior with pelvic thrusting than their nonexposed counterparts (25/31 vs. 20/39). Olfactory environment may then be considered as a modulatory factor of heterotypic sexual behavior in the female rat
Keywords:		Animals Copulation/*physiology *Cues Estrus/*physiology Female Pheromones/*urine Rats Sex Attractants/*urine Smell/*physiology Testosterone/pharmacology;
Notes:		"MedlineBoehm, N Aron, C eng 1988/01/01 Physiol Behav. 1988; 43(5):669-71. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(88)90224-7"