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Fos expression is increased in oxytocin neurons of female rats with a sexually conditioned mate preference for an individual male rat.

Author(s): Mac Cionnaith CE, Lemay A, Gomez-Perales EL, Robert G, Cernik R, Brake W, Pfaus JG

Horm Behav. 2019 Oct 21;:104612 Authors: Mac Cionnaith CE, Lemay A, Gomez-Perales EL, Robert G, Cernik R, Brake W, Pfaus JG

Article GUID: 31647923
High estrogen and chronic haloperidol lead to greater amphetamine-induced BOLD activation in awake, amphetamine-sensitized female rats.

Author(s): Madularu D, Kulkarni P, Yee JR, Kenkel WM, Shams WM, Ferris CF, Brake WG

Horm Behav. 2016 06;82:56-63 Authors: Madularu D, Kulkarni P, Yee JR, Kenkel WM, Shams WM, Ferris CF, Brake WG

Article GUID: 27154458
Interactions between estradiol and haloperidol on perseveration and reversal learning in amphetamine-sensitized female rats.

Author(s): Almey A, Arena L, Oliel J, Shams WM, Hafez N, Mancinelli C, Henning L, Tsanev A, Brake WG

Horm Behav. 2017 03;89:113-120 Authors: Almey A, Arena L, Oliel J, Shams WM, Hafez N, Mancinelli C, Henning L, Tsanev A, Brake WG

Article GUID: 28062232
Central ghrelin receptor stimulation modulates sex motivation in male rats in a site dependent manner.

Author(s): Hyland L, Rosenbaum S, Edwards A, Palacios D, Graham MD, Pfaus JG, Woodside B, Abizaid A

Horm Behav. 2018 01;97:56-66 Authors: Hyland L, Rosenbaum S, Edwards A, Palacios D, Graham MD, Pfaus JG, Woodside B, Abizaid A

Article GUID: 29080670
Glutamate release in the ventromedial hypothalamus of the female rat during copulation: modulation by estradiol.

Author(s): Georgescu M, Afonso VM, Graham MD, Pfaus JG

Horm Behav. 2014 Feb;65(2):119-26 Authors: Georgescu M, Afonso VM, Graham MD, Pfaus JG

Article GUID: 24333845
Sensitization of sexual behaviors in ovariectomized Long-Evans rats is induced by a subthreshold dose of estradiol benzoate and attenuated by repeated copulation.

Author(s): Jones SL, Pfaus JG

Horm Behav. 2014 Sep;66(4):655-62 Authors: Jones SL, Pfaus JG

Article GUID: 25251978
The inhibitory effects of corncob bedding on sexual behavior in the ovariectomized Long-Evans rat treated with estradiol benzoate are overcome by male cues.

Author(s): Jones SL, Antonie RA, Pfaus JG

Horm Behav. 2015 Jun;72:39-48 Authors: Jones SL, Antonie RA, Pfaus JG

Article GUID: 25960082
Behavioral defeminization by prenatal androgen treatment in rats can be overcome by sexual experience in adulthood.

Author(s): Jones SL, Cordeaux E, Germé K, Pfaus JG

Horm Behav. 2015 Jul;73:104-15 Authors: Jones SL, Cordeaux E, Germé K, Pfaus JG

Article GUID: 26163151
RU486 facilitates or disrupts the sensitization of sexual behaviors by estradiol in the ovariectomized Long-Evans rat: Effect of timecourse.

Author(s): Jones SL, Gardner Gregory J, Pfaus JG

Horm Behav. 2015 Sep;75:1-10 Authors: Jones SL, Gardner Gregory J, Pfaus JG

Article GUID: 26210062
Physiological mechanisms, behavioral and psychological factors influencing the transfer of milk from mothers to their young.

Author(s): Jonas W, Woodside B

Horm Behav. 2016 Jan;77:167-81 Authors: Jonas W, Woodside B

Article GUID: 26232032
Vaginocervical stimulation attenuates the sensitization of appetitive sexual behaviors by estradiol benzoate in the ovariectomized rat.

Author(s): Jones SL, Germé K, Graham MD, Roy P, Gardner Gregory J, Rosenbaum S, Parada M, Pfaus JG

Horm Behav. 2015 Sep;75:70-7 Authors: Jones SL, Germé K, Graham MD, Roy P, Gardner Gregory J, Rosenbaum S, Parada M, Pfaus JG

Article GUID: 26278846
Effects of ovarian hormones on the emission of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations during distributed clitoral stimulation in the rat.

Author(s): Gerson CA, Mac Cionnaith CE, Quintana GR, Pfaus JG

Horm Behav. 2019 Mar;109:1-9 Authors: Gerson CA, Mac Cionnaith CE, Quintana GR, Pfaus JG

Article GUID: 30690029
Title:Effects of ovarian hormones on the emission of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations during distributed clitoral stimulation in the rat.
Authors:Gerson CA,  Mac Cionnaith CE,  Quintana GR,  Pfaus JG
Link:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30690029?dopt=Abstract
Category:Horm Behav
PMID:30690029
Dept Affiliation: PSYCHOLOGY
1 Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada. Electronic address: christineagerson@gmail.com.
2 Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
3 Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada. Electronic address: jpfaus@uv.mx.

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Effects of ovarian hormones on the emission of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations during distributed clitoral stimulation in the rat.

Horm Behav. 2019 Mar;109:1-9

Authors: Gerson CA, Mac Cionnaith CE, Quintana GR, Pfaus JG

Abstract

Fifty-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) are emitted by adult rats during appetitive phases of behavior in response to stimuli thought to be associated with a positive affective state. In particular, 50-kHz USVs with rapid frequency oscillations, known as trills and flat-trills, in which these oscillations are flanked by a monotonic portion, are together positively correlated with appetitive behaviors such as rough and tumble play, drug and natural reward, and mating. Female rats produce 50-kHz USVs during a variety of sexual contexts, yet data are still vague as female sexual behavior is seldom studied on its own. Distributed clitoral stimulation (CLS) offers a unique approach to investigating female 50-kHz USVs as it mimics stimulation received during mating. Although CLS induces a sexual reward state, it is unknown whether CLS elicits trills and flat-trills. We addressed this question using eight ovariectomized rats, we investigated whether ovarian hormones augmented these call subtypes in response to CLS. The combined and separate effects of estradiol benzoate (EB) and progesterone (P), and oil vehicle were assessed through comparison of these call subtypes between CLS and inter-CLS interval. We found that CLS with EB?+?P significantly increased call duration and rate, lowered peak frequency, and widened the bandwidth of trills. Flat-trills showed a similar pattern except for call duration. Call distribution during the CLS and inter-CLS interval suggest that trill and flat-trills may be indicative of both anticipatory and sexual reward.

PMID: 30690029 [PubMed - in process]