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Science 11 July 1975:
Vol. 189. no. 4197, pp. 147 - 149
DOI: 10.1126/science.1138372
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Science, Vol 189, Issue 4197, 147-149
Copyright © 1975 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Sexual behavior: Extreme reduction of postejaculatory refractory period by midbrain lesions in male rats

RJ Barfield, C Wilson, and PG McDonald

The refractory period that characteristically follows ejaculation was abolished or significantly reduced by rostral midbrain lesions in male rats. The postejaculatory vocalization was also abolished or reduced, but other aspects of copulatory performance were unaffected. The results were attributed to disruption of biogenic amine pathways that pass from the ventral part of the rostral midbrain into the posterior hypothalamus.


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