Neurogenesis in the olfactory bulb induced by paced mating in the female rat is opioid dependent.

The possibility to control the rate of sexual stimulation that the female rat receives during a mating encounter (pacing) increases the number of newborn neurons that reach the granular layer of the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB). If females mate repeatedly, the increase in the number of neurons is...

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Main Authors: Marianela Santoyo-Zedillo, Wendy Portillo, Raúl G Paredes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5673160?pdf=render