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The present experimental anatomical investigations have been stimulated by a desire to examine some of the central neural mechanisms underlying the control of reproductive functions, and in particular will refer to the control of ovulation and of mating behaviour in the rat. The general assumption has been that the analysis of patterns of synaptic connections may afford information which can be correlated with observations from experiments based on endocrine and electrophysiological techniques. A comprehensive survey of the relevant functional evidence is not within the scope of this presentation but an attempt has been made to show which points have been important in guiding the course of the anatomical investigations.
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Raisman, G., Field, P.M. (1972). Functional Implications Of A Quantitative Ultrastructural Analysis Of Synapses In The Preoptic Area And Ventromedial Nucleus. In: The Neurobiology of the Amygdala. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8987-7_4
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