Studies on the effects of intracerebral actinomycin D implants on estrogen-induced receptivity in rats |
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Authors: | Richard E. Whalen Boris B. Gorzalka Joseph F. DeBoldDavid M. Quadagno George Kan-Wha Ho John C. Hough Jr. |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychobiology, University of California, Irvine, California 92664 USA;Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66044 USA |
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Abstract: | Ovariectomized female rats were injected with estrogen and progesterone and actinomycin D was implanted into different brain areas. Implants of actinomycin D inhibited estrogen-induced lordosis behavior when applied to the preoptic region within 12 hr of estrogen treatment regardless of whether the interval between implantation and testing was 29, 38, or 68 hr. Implants 21 hr after estrogen treatment were ineffective. Attempts to localize the site of action showed that implants into the preoptic region were effective even when the implant cannulae did not pierce the ventricles, that implants into the caudate nucleus were ineffective even if the cannulae pierced the lateral ventricles, and that implants into the third ventricle were highly effective in inhibiting lordosis behavior. |
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