Rats primed with estradiol followed by progesterone injections show
A) increased activity in single neurons in the VMH during lordosis.
B) suppression of female sexual behavior.
C) impaired thermoregulation during parturition and lactation.
D) more and larger cells in the sexually dimorphic nucleus.
E) increased activity in single neurons in the medial preoptic area during lordosis.

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Estradiol followed by progesterone primes the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH), increasing neuronal activity during lordosis, a female sexual behavior.

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