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A hypothalamic dynorphin-KOR pathway that orchestrates male sexual behavior under sexual competition
Quanchi Lyu, Yang Zheng, Xun Ma, Luping Yin
The paper identifies a neural circuit involving dynorphin and KOR receptors that modulates male sexual behavior in response to social competition in mice.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.01.748525