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Gamma-aminobutyric acid controls the mouse hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular response to the presence of female.
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior - 1 Oct 1991
Naumenko E V, Serova L I
Abstract excerpt
The role of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the control of plasma testosterone was studied on male mice of inbred strains (CBA/Lac, A/He and BALB/c) exposed to a sexually receptive female in the same cage but separated by a partition. Within 40 minutes, testosterone levels in plasma increased 1.5-3.5 times depending upon the mouse genotype. This process could be completely blocked if GABA accumulation was...
Topics
- Aminooxyacetic Acid
- Animals
- Bicuculline
- Emotions
- Female
- Genotype
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred A
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred CBA