Serotonergic lesions of the periaqueductal gray, a primary source of serotonin to the nucleus paragigantocellularis, facilitate sexual behavior in male rats.

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior

• Publication date

  2011-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.pbb.2011.01.024PMID 21296106PMCID PMC3065537
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