Abstract
Testosterone not only sustains male sexual behavior in castrated male rats and induces male sexual responses in the female but also increases female responses (Whalen and Hardy, 1970; Pfaff, 1970). Similarly, estrogen facilitates sexual receptivity in both males and females and increases male sexual behavior in the gonadectomized rat (Pfaff, 1970).
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Clemens, L.G. (1974). Neurohormonal Control of Male Sexual Behavior. In: Montagna, W., Sadler, W.A. (eds) Reproductive Behavior. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3069-1_2
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