Differential effects of dopamine antagonists infused to the medial preoptic area on the sexual behavior of female rats primed with estrogen and progesterone

► Dopamine in the mPOA is critical in appetitive sexual behavior of female rats. ► Dopamine antagonists to the mPOA disrupt solicitations in female rats. ► The D1/D2 receptor ratio in the mPOA controls solicitations in female rats.