Testosterone acts within the medial amygdala of rats to reduce innate fear to predator odor akin to the effects of Toxoplasma gondii infection
Rats infected with the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii exhibit a reduced aversion to cat odor. This behavioral change is thought to increase trophic transmission of the parasite. Infected male rats also show a greater testicular synthesis of testosterone and epigenetic change in arginine vasopressin wit...
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| Language: | English |
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2021
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145655 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |