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Administration of antisense DNA directed against PR mRNA directly to the ventromedial hypothalamus significantly reduced lordotic behavior in female rats (A and B). The effect was even larger on courtship (“proceptive”) behaviors, which are known to depend heavily on progesterone. (C). In contrast, rejection behaviors were not affected (D), nor were vocalizations (E). From Ogawa et al. (6).
