Estrous Cycle in the Rat: Effects on Self-Stimulation Behavior
- 6 May 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 152 (3723), 796-797
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.152.3723.796
Abstract
The performance of female rats, in pressing a bar for electrical stimulation of the hypothalamus, changes during the estrous cycle. Highest barpressing rates accompany the appearance of vaginal cornification. This increase is not an artifact of increased spontaneous activity at estrus, although the factors underlying these changes in activity may also mediate the changes in self-stimulation behavior.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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