Reflexive testosterone release: a model system for studying the nongenomic effects of testosterone upon male behavior.

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Published in Front Neuroendocrinol on October 01, 2007

Authors

John G Nyby1

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1: Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA. jgn2@lehigh.edu

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