Sociosexual stimuli and gonadotropin-releasing hormone/luteinizing hormone secretion in sheep and goats.
Domest Anim Endocrinol
; 43(2): 85-94, 2012 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Sociosexual stimuli have a profound effect on the physiology of all species. Sheep and goats provide an ideal model to study the impact of sociosexual stimuli on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis because we can use the robust changes in the pulsatile secretion of luteinizing hormone as a bioassay of gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion. We can also correlate these changes with neural activity using the immediate early gene c-fos and in real time using changes in electrical activity in the mediobasal hypothalamus of female goats. In this review, we will update our current understanding of the proven and potential mechanisms and mode of action of the male effect in sheep and goats and then briefly compare our understanding of sociosexual stimuli in ungulate species with the "traditional" definition of a pheromone.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conducta Sexual Animal
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Conducta Social
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Cabras
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Ovinos
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Hormona Luteinizante
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Hormona Liberadora de Gonadotropina
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Domest Anim Endocrinol
Asunto de la revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia