Rapid changes in brain estrogen concentration during male sexual behavior are site and stimulus specific

Abstract Classically, estrogens regulate male sexual behavior through effects initiated in the nucleus. However, neuroestrogens, i.e., estrogens locally produced in the brain, can act within minutes via membrane-initiated events. In male quail, rapid changes in brain aromatase activity occur after e...

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Main Authors: Marie-Pierre de Bournonville, Catherine de Bournonville, Laura M. Vandries, Gwenaël Nys, Marianne Fillet, Gregory F. Ball, Jacques Balthazart, Charlotte A. Cornil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99497-1