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Two groups of sexually inexperienced male C57 BL/6J mice received limited lesions to their olfactory bulbs. One group received bilateral lesions in the area of the accessory olfactory bulbs, the other received lesions of similar size, but positioned more anteriorly. Subsequent to the operation, the animals of both groups were found to exhibit lower levels of sexual behavior than did a control group. Although no effect specific to the lesioning of the accessory bulbs was found, the study showed that olfactory bulb lesions of very limited extent can disrupt the sexual behavior of the male mouse without causing the animal to become anosmic.
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Cooper, A. Effects of accessory olfactory bulb lesions on the sexual behavior of male mice. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 4, 419–420 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336740
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336740