Published in Physiol Behav on November 15, 2004
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Identification of a potential ejaculation generator in the spinal cord. Science (2002) 2.02
The catabolic action of insulin in the brain is mediated by melanocortins. J Neurosci (2002) 1.95
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Evidence that dynorphin plays a major role in mediating progesterone negative feedback on gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons in sheep. Endocrinology (2004) 1.60
A nitric oxide synthesis inhibitor in the medial preoptic area inhibits copulation and stimulus sensitization in male rats. Behav Neurosci (2004) 1.54
Dopamine, the medial preoptic area, and male sexual behavior. Physiol Behav (2005) 1.44
Sexual behavior and sex-associated environmental cues activate the mesolimbic system in male rats. Neuropsychopharmacology (2004) 1.38
The kisspeptin/neurokinin B/dynorphin (KNDy) cell population of the arcuate nucleus: sex differences and effects of prenatal testosterone in sheep. Endocrinology (2009) 1.35
Do similar neural systems subserve aggressive and sexual behaviour in male rats? Insights from c-Fos and pharmacological studies. Eur J Pharmacol (2005) 1.34
Colocalization of progesterone receptors in parvicellular dynorphin neurons of the ovine preoptic area and hypothalamus. Endocrinology (2002) 1.24
A role for hypocretin (orexin) in male sexual behavior. J Neurosci (2007) 1.14
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Molecular mapping of the neural pathways linking leptin to the neuroendocrine reproductive axis. Endocrinology (2011) 1.10
Anatomy of the kisspeptin neural network in mammals. Brain Res (2010) 1.09
Mixing pleasures: review of the effects of drugs on sex behavior in humans and animal models. Horm Behav (2009) 1.05
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Sexual reward in male rats: effects of sexual experience on conditioned place preferences associated with ejaculation and intromissions. Horm Behav (2008) 1.03
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Bidirectional interactions between the circadian and reward systems: is restricted food access a unique zeitgeber? Eur J Neurosci (2009) 1.01
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Lesions of the medial prefrontal cortex cause maladaptive sexual behavior in male rats. Biol Psychiatry (2010) 0.96
Neural system-enriched gene expression: relationship to biological pathways and neurological diseases. Physiol Genomics (2004) 0.96
Lysergic acid diethylamide and [-]-2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine increase extracellular glutamate in rat prefrontal cortex. Brain Res (2004) 0.93
Activation of a subset of lumbar spinothalamic neurons after copulatory behavior in male but not female rats. J Neurosci (2003) 0.93
Evidence that dopamine acts via kisspeptin to hold GnRH pulse frequency in check in anestrous ewes. Endocrinology (2012) 0.91
The premammillary hypothalamic area of the ewe: anatomical characterization of a melatonin target area mediating seasonal reproduction. Biol Reprod (2004) 0.91
Spinal cord control of ejaculation. World J Urol (2005) 0.90
The transcription factor Runx2 is under circadian control in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and functions in the control of rhythmic behavior. PLoS One (2013) 0.90
Morphological plasticity in the neural circuitry responsible for seasonal breeding in the ewe. Endocrinology (2006) 0.90
Mating activates NMDA receptors in the medial preoptic area of male rats. Behav Neurosci (2007) 0.90
Effects of testosterone metabolites on copulation, medial preoptic dopamine, and NOS-immunoreactivity in castrated male rats. Horm Behav (2005) 0.89
Orphanin FQ: evidence for a role in the control of the reproductive neuroendocrine system. Endocrinology (2007) 0.89
Effects of testosterone metabolites on copulation and medial preoptic dopamine release in castrated male rats. Horm Behav (2003) 0.89
Activation of gastrin-releasing peptide receptors in the lumbosacral spinal cord is required for ejaculation in male rats. J Sex Med (2012) 0.89
Neurons containing tuberoinfundibular peptide of 39 residues are activated following male sexual behavior. Neuropeptides (2006) 0.88
KNDy (kisspeptin/neurokinin B/dynorphin) neurons are activated during both pulsatile and surge secretion of LH in the ewe. Endocrinology (2012) 0.87
Women's orgasm. Annu Rev Sex Res (2004) 0.86
Risperidone pretreatment prevents elevated locomotor activity following neonatal hippocampal lesions. Neuropsychopharmacology (2006) 0.86
Altered behavioral response to dopamine D3 receptor agonists 7-OH-DPAT and PD 128907 following repetitive amphetamine administration. Neuropsychopharmacology (2003) 0.86
Sexual experience increases nitric oxide synthase in the medial preoptic area of male rats. Behav Neurosci (2006) 0.85
Opiate exposure and withdrawal induces a molecular memory switch in the basolateral amygdala between ERK1/2 and CaMKIIα-dependent signaling substrates. J Neurosci (2013) 0.85
A role for neurokinin B in pulsatile GnRH secretion in the ewe. Neuroendocrinology (2013) 0.85
An NMDA antagonist impairs copulation and the experience-induced enhancement of male sexual behavior in the rat. Behav Neurosci (2003) 0.83
Dopamine D1 receptors and phosphorylation of dopamine- and cyclic AMP-regulated phosphoprotein-32 in the medial preoptic area are involved in experience-induced enhancement of male sexual behavior in rats. Behav Neurosci (2012) 0.82
The selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors fluvoxamine and paroxetine differ in sexual inhibitory effects after chronic treatment. Psychopharmacology (Berl) (2002) 0.82
Melanin concentrating hormone and estrogen receptor-alpha are coexstensive but not coexpressed in cells of male rat hypothalamus. Neurosci Lett (2007) 0.82
Natural reward experience alters AMPA and NMDA receptor distribution and function in the nucleus accumbens. PLoS One (2012) 0.81
Role of SIP30 in the development and maintenance of peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain. Pain (2009) 0.81
Oxytocin in the medial preoptic area facilitates male sexual behavior in the rat. Horm Behav (2010) 0.81
Activation of MAP kinase in lumbar spinothalamic cells is required for ejaculation. J Sex Med (2010) 0.81
Lesions of orexin neurons block conditioned place preference for sexual behavior in male rats. Horm Behav (2010) 0.81
Estradiol negative feedback regulation by glutamatergic afferents to A15 dopaminergic neurons: variation with season. Endocrinology (2009) 0.81
Evidence that gamma-aminobutyric acid is part of the neural circuit mediating estradiol negative feedback in anestrous ewes. Endocrinology (2008) 0.81
Neuronal plasticity and seasonal reproduction in sheep. Eur J Neurosci (2010) 0.81
Orexin and natural reward: feeding, maternal, and male sexual behavior. Prog Brain Res (2012) 0.81
Sexual experience increases oxytocin receptor gene expression and protein in the medial preoptic area of the male rat. Psychoneuroendocrinology (2013) 0.80
Treatment with a serotonin-depleting regimen of MDMA prevents conditioned place preference to sex in male rats. Behav Neurosci (2007) 0.80
Diurnal rhythms in neural activation in the mesolimbic reward system: critical role of the medial prefrontal cortex. Eur J Neurosci (2013) 0.80
Differential effects of adrenalectomy on melanin-concentrating hormone and orexin A. Endocrinology (2004) 0.80
Activation of NMDA receptors in lumbar spinothalamic cells is required for ejaculation. J Sex Med (2011) 0.79
Serotonin impairs copulation and attenuates ejaculation-induced glutamate activity in the medial preoptic area. Behav Neurosci (2010) 0.79
Concurrent exposure to methamphetamine and sexual behavior enhances subsequent drug reward and causes compulsive sexual behavior in male rats. J Neurosci (2011) 0.78
The effects of nitric oxide-cGMP pathway stimulation on dopamine in the medial preoptic area and copulation in DHT-treated castrated male rats. Horm Behav (2007) 0.78
Effects of acute and chronic apomorphine on sex behavior and copulation-induced neural activation in the male rat. Eur J Pharmacol (2007) 0.78
Evidence that orphanin FQ mediates progesterone negative feedback in the ewe. Endocrinology (2013) 0.78
NMDA and PACAP receptor signaling interact to mediate retinal-induced scn cellular rhythmicity in the absence of light. PLoS One (2013) 0.78
A pivotal role of lumbar spinothalamic cells in the regulation of ejaculation via intraspinal connections. J Sex Med (2011) 0.78
Effects of methamphetamine on sexual performance and compulsive sex behavior in male rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) (2010) 0.77
Orexin mediates initiation of sexual behavior in sexually naive male rats, but is not critical for sexual performance. Horm Behav (2010) 0.77
An NMDA antagonist in the MPOA impairs copulation and stimulus sensitization in male rats. Behav Neurosci (2012) 0.76
Activation of POMC neurons during general arousal but not sexual behavior in male rats. Behav Neurosci (2007) 0.76
Sex differences and effects of prenatal exposure to excess testosterone on ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons in adult sheep. Eur J Neurosci (2015) 0.75
Special Issue with Review Articles from the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology in Sydney, Australia in August 2014. Horm Behav (2015) 0.75