The Posterior Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Mediates Opposite-Sex Odor Preference in Male Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus Auratus)

In Syrian hamsters, social behavior is mediated exclusively by chemosensory cues and circulating gonadal steroid hormones. Where these two signals are processed in the brain is unknown, but the posterior bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (pBNST) has been suggested as a candidate site. Therefore, w...

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Main Author: Been, Laura Elizabeth
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2008
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Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/psych_theses/50
http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1049&context=psych_theses