LACK OF COPULATORY BEHAVIOUR IN MALE CASTRATED RATS AFTER p‐CHLOROPHENYLALANINE
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- 1 June 1974
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 51 (2) , 249-251
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.1974.tb09654.x
Abstract
1 The effect of p-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA) on the copulatory behaviour of normal and castrated male rats with females in oestrus was studied. 2 Castration 2 months before the experiment completely prevented the increased copulatory behaviour produced by PCPA in normal rats. 3 The administration of testosterone restored the copulatory behaviour in the castrated rats indicating that testosterone is essential for this behaviour.Keywords
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