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Domest Anim Endocrinol

Title:		Sociosexual stimuli and gonadotropin-releasing hormone/luteinizing hormone secretion in sheep and goats
Author(s):		Hawken PA; Martin GB;
Address:		"School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, West Australia, Australia. penny.hawken@uwa.edu.au"
Journal Title:		Domest Anim Endocrinol
Year:		2012
Volume:		20120412
Issue:		2
Page Number:		85 - 94
DOI:		10.1016/j.domaniend.2012.03.005
ISSN/ISBN:		1879-0054 (Electronic) 0739-7240 (Linking)
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"
Keywords:		"Animals Female Goats/*physiology Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/*metabolism Hypothalamus/physiology Luteinizing Hormone/*metabolism Male Olfactory Pathways/physiology Pheromones/physiology Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology Sheep/*physiology Smell *Socia;"
Notes:		"MedlineHawken, P A R Martin, G B eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review 2012/04/27 Domest Anim Endocrinol. 2012 Aug; 43(2):85-94. doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2012.03.005. Epub 2012 Apr 12"