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Removal of the vomeronasal organ impairs lordosis in female hamsters: effect is reversed by luteinising hormone-releasing hormone.
- Source :
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Neuroendocrinology [Neuroendocrinology] 1986; Vol. 42 (6), pp. 489-93. - Publication Year :
- 1986
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Abstract
- In female golden hamsters, vomeronasal organ removal disrupts the elicitation of lordosis by lumbosacral tactile stimulation. A similar disruption occurs if the nasopalatine ducts are closed, without removing the vomeronasal organ. Injection of luteinising hormone-releasing hormone reverses the effect of vomeronasal organ removal. These findings suggest that chemosensory signals from the male hamster act via the accessory olfactory system, to facilitate the triggering of lordosis by somatic stimulation.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Cricetinae
Female
Olfactory Bulb physiology
Ovariectomy
Posture
Sex Attractants physiology
Sexual Behavior, Animal drug effects
Central Nervous System physiology
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone pharmacology
Olfactory Mucosa physiology
Olfactory Pathways physiology
Sexual Behavior, Animal physiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0028-3835
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Neuroendocrinology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 3517669
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000124492