Artificial vaginocervical stimulation induces a conditioned place preference in female rats.

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Published in Horm Behav on September 20, 2008

Authors

Sarah H Meerts1, Ann S Clark

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.

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