Yes, I Am Ready Now: Differential Effects of Paced versus Unpaced Mating on Anxiety and Central Oxytocin Release in Female Rats

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-219688
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.21968

Nyuyki, Kewir D. ; Waldherr, Martin ; Baeuml, Sandra ; Neumann, Inga D.

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Abstract

Sexual activity and partner intimacy results in several positive consequences in the context of stress-coping, both in males and females, such as reduced state anxiety in male rats after successful mating. However, in female rats, mating is a rewarding experience only when the estrous female is able to control sexual interactions, i.e., under paced-mating conditions. Here, we demonstrate that ...