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Science 4 September 1970:
Vol. 169. no. 3949, pp. 1000 - 1001
DOI: 10.1126/science.169.3949.1000
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P-Chlorophenylalanine Methyl Ester: An Aphrodisiac?

Richard E. Whalen 1 and William G. Luttge 1

1 Department of Psychobiology, University of California, Irvine 92664

P-Chlorophenylalanine methyl ester and the ester plus pargyline have been reported to facilitate sexual mounting behavior in animals, but these studies have shown only a facilitation of homosexual mounting. The present study indicates that these agents do not enhance the probability or frequency of heterosexual interactions in rats.


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