The medial preoptic area is involved in both sexual arousal and performance in male rats: re-evaluation of neuron activity in freely moving animals.

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• Publication year

  1994

• Venue

  Brain Research

• Publication date

  1994-03-21

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/0006-8993(94)91875-9PMID 8004448
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