Brain serotonin signaling does not determine sexual preference in male mice.
It was reported recently that male mice lacking brain serotonin (5-HT) lose their preference for females (Liu et al., 2011, Nature, 472, 95-100), suggesting a role for 5-HT signaling in sexual preference. Regulation of sex preference by 5-HT lies outside of the well established roles in this behavio...
Main Authors: | Mariana Angoa-Pérez, Nieves Herrera-Mundo, Michael J Kane, Catherine E Sykes, John H Anneken, Dina M Francescutti, Donald M Kuhn |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118603 |
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