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Physiol Behav

Title:		Inhibitory effects of centrally and peripherally induced anosmia on mounting behavior in the female rat
Author(s):		Boehm N; Aron C;
Address:		"Institute of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Strasbourg, France"
Journal Title:		Physiol Behav
Year:		1990
Volume:		48
Issue:		2
Page Number:		367 - 370
DOI:		10.1016/0031-9384(90)90329-3
ISSN/ISBN:		0031-9384 (Print) 0031-9384 (Linking)
Abstract:		Adult ovariectomized female rats received a testosterone-propionate (TP)-filled silastic implant and were tested for mounting behavior seven days later. Exposure to estrous female urine but not to urine from ovariectomized females increased the number of TP-treated females that displayed mounting behavior. Olfactory bulb removal on its own and peripheral anosmia induced by intranasal ZnSO4 application impaired mounting behavior. These results are discussed with respect to the effects of anosmia on copulatory behavior in the male
Keywords:		"Animals Arousal/physiology Copulation/physiology Estrus/physiology Female Neural Inhibition/*physiology Olfactory Bulb/*physiology Olfactory Nerve/*physiology Olfactory Pathways/physiology Rats Rats, Inbred Strains Sex Attractants/urine Sexual Behavior, A;"
Notes:		"MedlineBoehm, N Aron, C eng 1990/08/01 Physiol Behav. 1990 Aug; 48(2):367-70. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(90)90329-3"