Science 26 August 1994: Vol. 265. no. 5176, pp. 1246 - 1249 DOI: 10.1126/science.7915049

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Nonclassical Mechanisms of Progesterone Action in the Brain: II. Role of Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II in Progesterone-Mediated Signaling in the Hypothalamus of Female Rats.

B. Balasubramanian, W. Portillo, A. Reyna, J. Z. Chen, A. N. Moore, P. K. Dash, and S. K. Mani (2008)
Endocrinology 149, 5518-5526
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Non-genomic progesterone actions in female reproduction.

B. Gellersen, M.S. Fernandes, and J.J. Brosens (2008)
Hum. Reprod. Update
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Progestin Receptor Subtypes in the Brain: The Known and the Unknown.

S. Mani (2008)
Endocrinology 149, 2750-2756
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Menstrual cycle phase modulates reward-related neural function in women.

J.-C. Dreher, P. J. Schmidt, P. Kohn, D. Furman, D. Rubinow, and K. F. Berman (2007)
PNAS 104, 2465-2470
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Steroid Receptor Coactivator-3 Is Required for Progesterone Receptor Trans-activation of Target Genes in Response to Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Treatment of Pituitary Cells.

B.-S. An, D. M. Selva, G. L. Hammond, A. Rivero-Muller, N. Rahman, and P. C. K. Leung (2006)
J. Biol. Chem. 281, 20817-20824
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Differential Response of Progesterone Receptor Isoforms in Hormone-Dependent and -Independent Facilitation of Female Sexual Receptivity.

S. K. Mani, A. M. Reyna, J. Z. Chen, B. Mulac-Jericevic, and O. M. Conneely (2006)
Mol. Endocrinol. 20, 1322-1332
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Facilitation of Lordosis in Rats by a Metabolite of Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone.

T. J. Wu, M. J. Glucksman, J. L. Roberts, and S. K. Mani (2006)
Endocrinology 147, 2544-2549
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Impaired Male Sexual Behavior in Activin Receptor Type II Knockout Mice.

X. Ma, A. Reyna, S. K. Mani, M. M. Matzuk, and T. R. Kumar (2005)
Biol Reprod 73, 1182-1190
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PAC1 Receptors Mediate Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide- and Progesterone-Facilitated Receptivity in Female Rats.

E. M. Apostolakis, D. N. Riherd, and B. W. O'Malley (2005)
Mol. Endocrinol. 19, 2798-2811
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Dopaminergic Activation of Estrogen Receptors in Neonatal Brain Alters Progestin Receptor Expression and Juvenile Social Play Behavior.

K. M. Olesen, H. M. Jessen, C. J. Auger, and A. P. Auger (2005)
Endocrinology 146, 3705-3712
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A Life-Long Search for the Molecular Pathways of Steroid Hormone Action.

B. W. O'Malley (2005)
Mol. Endocrinol. 19, 1402-1411
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Women's sexual dysfunction: revised and expanded definitions.

R. Basson (2005)
Can. Med. Assoc. J. 172, 1327-1333
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Molecular Endocrinology and Physiology of the Aging Central Nervous System.

R. G. Smith, L. Betancourt, and Y. Sun (2005)
Endocr. Rev. 26, 203-250
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Strategies and Methods for Research on Sex Differences in Brain and Behavior.

J. B. Becker, A. P. Arnold, K. J. Berkley, J. D. Blaustein, L. A. Eckel, E. Hampson, J. P. Herman, S. Marts, W. Sadee, M. Steiner, et al. (2005)
Endocrinology 146, 1650-1673
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Regulation of Lordosis by Cyclic 3',5'-Guanosine Monophosphate, Progesterone, and Its 5{alpha}-Reduced Metabolites Involves Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase.

O. Gonzalez-Flores, J. Shu, I. Camacho-Arroyo, and A. M. Etgen (2004)
Endocrinology 145, 5560-5567
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Minireview: Neuronal Steroid Hormone Receptors: They're Not Just for Hormones Anymore.

J. D. Blaustein (2004)
Endocrinology 145, 1075-1081
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Making Sense of Cross-Talk between Steroid Hormone Receptors and Intracellular Signaling Pathways: Who Will Have the Last Word?.

C. A. Lange (2004)
Mol. Endocrinol. 18, 269-278
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Functional Diversity of Protein Phosphatase-1, a Cellular Economizer and Reset Button.

H. CEULEMANS and M. BOLLEN (2004)
Physiol Rev 84, 1-39
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Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Peptide: A Pivotal Modulator of Steroid-Induced Reproductive Behavior in Female Rodents.

E. M. Apostolakis, R. Lanz, and B. W. O'Malley (2004)
Mol. Endocrinol. 18, 173-183
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Unfolding the Action of Progesterone Receptors.

X. Li and B. W. O'Malley (2003)
J. Biol. Chem. 278, 39261-39264
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Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Regulates Nuclear Association of Human Progesterone Receptors.

M. Qiu, A. Olsen, E. Faivre, K. B. Horwitz, and C. A. Lange (2003)
Mol. Endocrinol. 17, 628-642
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A Drosophila dopamine 2-like receptor: Molecular characterization and identification of multiple alternatively spliced variants.

M. G. Hearn, Y. Ren, E. W. McBride, I. Reveillaud, M. Beinborn, and A. S. Kopin (2002)
PNAS 99, 14554-14559
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Acute Disruption of Select Steroid Receptor Coactivators Prevents Reproductive Behavior in Rats and Unmasks Genetic Adaptation in Knockout Mice.

E. M. Apostolakis, M. Ramamurphy, D. Zhou, S. Onate, and B. W. O'Malley (2002)
Mol. Endocrinol. 16, 1511-1523
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Genome and Hormones: Gender Differences in Physiology: Invited Review: Estrogens effects on the brain: multiple sites and molecular mechanisms.

B. S. McEwen (2001)
J Appl Physiol 91, 2785-2801
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How might cannabinoids influence sexual behavior?.

N. Stella (2001)
PNAS 98, 793-795
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D1-Receptor, DARPP-32, and PP-1 in the Primate Corpus Luteum and Luteinized Granulosa Cells: Evidence for Phosphorylation of DARPP-32 by Dopamine and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin.

A. Mayerhofer, S. Fritz, R. Grünert, S. L. Sanders, D. M. Duffy, S. R. Ojeda, and R. L. Stouffer (2000)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 85, 4750-4757
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Epidermal Growth Factor Activates Reproductive Behavior Independent of Ovarian Steroids in Female Rodents.

E. M. Apostolakis, J. Garai, J. E. Lohmann, J. H. Clark, and B. W. O’Malley (2000)
Mol. Endocrinol. 14, 1086-1098
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Dopamine Activates Masculine Sexual Behavior Independent of the Estrogen Receptor alpha.

S. R. Wersinger and E. F. Rissman (2000)
J. Neurosci. 20, 4248-4254
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Stimulation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Surges by Estrogen. I. Role of Hypothalamic Progesterone Receptors.

P. E. Chappell and J. E. Levine (2000)
Endocrinology 141, 1477-1485
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Stimulation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Surges by Estrogen. II. Role of Cyclic Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate.

P. E. Chappell, J. Lee, and J. E. Levine (2000)
Endocrinology 141, 1486-1492
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Reproductive Functions of the Progesterone Receptor.

O. M. Conneely, J. P. Lydon, F. De Mayo, and B. W. O'Malley (2000)
Reproductive Sciences 7, S25-S32
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D5 Dopamine Receptors Mediate Estrogen-Induced Stimulation of Hypothalamic Atrial Natriuretic Factor Neurons.

D. Lee, P. Dong, D. Copolov, and A. T. Lim (1999)
Mol. Endocrinol. 13, 344-352
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Functional Dopamine-1 Receptors and DARPP-32 Are Expressed in Human Ovary and Granulosa Luteal Cells in Vitro.

A. Mayerhofer, H. C. Hemmings Jr., G. L. Snyder, P. Greengard, S. Boddien, U. Berg, and C. Brucker (1999)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 84, 257-264
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Mating-Related Stimulation Induces Phosphorylation of Dopamine- and Cyclic AMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein-32 in Progestin Receptor-Containing Areas in the Female Rat Brain.

J. M. Meredith, C. A. Moffatt, A. P. Auger, G. L. Snyder, P. Greengard, and J. D. Blaustein (1998)
J. Neurosci. 18, 10189-10195
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Dopamine and Mushroom Bodies in Drosophila: Experience-Dependent and -Independent Aspects of Sexual Behavior.

W. S. Neckameyer (1998)
Learn. Mem. 5, 157-165
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Progesterone Advances the Diurnal Rhythm of Tuberoinfundibular Dopaminergic Neuronal Activity and the Prolactin Surge in Ovariectomized, Estrogen-Primed Rats and in Intact Proestrous Rats.

S.-H. Yen and J.-T. Pan (1998)
Endocrinology 139, 1602-1609
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Differential Expression of Progestin Receptor Isoforms in the Hypothalamus, Pituitary, and Endometrium of Rhesus Macaques.

C. L. Bethea and A. A. Widmann (1998)
Endocrinology 139, 677-687
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Attenuation of Calcitonin Gene Expression in Pregnant Rat Uterus Leads to a Block in Embryonic Implantation.

L.-J. Zhu, M. K. Bagchi, and I. C. Bagchi (1998)
Endocrinology 139, 330-339
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Endocrine Defects in Mice Carrying a Null Mutation for the Progesterone Receptor Gene.

P. E. Chappell, J. P. Lydon, O. M. Conneely, B. W. O' Malley, and J. E. Levine (1997)
Endocrinology 138, 4147-4152
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Modulation of cognition-specific cortical activity by gonadal steroids: A positron-emission tomography study in women.

K. F. Berman, P. J. Schmidt, D. R. Rubinow, M. A. Danaceau, J. D. Van Horn, G. Esposito, J. L. Ostrem, and D. R. Weinberger (1997)
PNAS 94, 8836-8841
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Subnuclear Trafficking of Glucocorticoid Receptors In Vitro: Chromatin Recycling and Nuclear Export.

J. Yang, J. Liu, and D. B. DeFranco (1997)
J. Cell Biol. 137, 523-538
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The nuclear receptor SF-1 mediates sexually dimorphic expression of Mullerian Inhibiting Substance, in vivo.

G Giuili, W. Shen, and H. Ingraham (1997)
Development 124, 1799-1807
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Reviews : Antisense oligonucleotides in psychopharmacology and behaviour: promises and pitfalls.

E.S.J. Robinson, D.J. Nutt, H.C. Jackson, and A.L. Hudson (1997)
J Psychopharmacol 11, 259-269
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Dopaminergic Regulation of Progesterone Receptors: Brain D5 Dopamine Receptors Mediate Induction of Lordosis by D1-Like Agonists in Rats.

E. M. Apostolakis, J. Garai, C. Fox, C. L. Smith, S. J. Watson, J. H. Clark, and B. W. O'Malley (1996)
J. Neurosci. 16, 4823-4834
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Mice lacking progesterone receptor exhibit pleiotropic reproductive abnormalities..

J P Lydon, F J DeMayo, C R Funk, S K Mani, A R Hughes, C A Montgomery, G Shyamala, O M Conneely, and B W O'Malley (1995)
Genes & Dev. 9, 2266-2278
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SKF-82958 Is a Subtype-selective Estrogen Receptor-alpha (ERalpha ) Agonist That Induces Functional Interactions between ERalpha and AP-1.

M. R. Walters, M. Dutertre, and C. L. Smith (2002)
J. Biol. Chem. 277, 1669-1679
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From the Cover: Progesterone receptor and dopamine receptors are required in Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol modulation of sexual receptivity in female rats.

S. K. Mani, A. Mitchell, and B. W. O'Malley (2001)
PNAS 98, 1249-1254
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Early membrane estrogenic effects required for full expression of slower genomic actions in a nerve cell line.

N. Vasudevan, L.-M. Kow, and D. W. Pfaff (2001)
PNAS 98, 12267-12271
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