| Title: | "Chin marking behavior, sexual receptivity, and pheromone emission in steroid-treated, ovariectomized rabbits" |
| Author(s): | Hudson R; Gonzalez-Mariscal G; Beyer C; |
| Address: | "Institut fur Medizinische Psychologie, Universitat Munchen, Federal Republic of Germany" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0018-506x(90)90022-p |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0018-506X (Print) 0018-506X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The effect of daily injections of estradiol benzoate (1 or 10 micrograms) and of progesterone (10 mg) on chin marking activity, sexual receptivity, and emission of nipple-search pheromone in ovariectomized rabbits was investigated. Both estradiol treatments resulted in a significant increase in all three measures over baseline and control group levels within 1-3 days, and withdrawal in a return to pretreatment levels within 2 weeks (Experiment I). In contrast, the administration of progesterone to such estradiol-primed does resulted in an almost immediate suppression of chin marking and lordosis, but in marked enhancement of pheromone emission and aggressive behavior (Experiment II). However, progesterone given alone to nonprimed does had no effect on any of these measure (Experiment III). The response profiles resulting from these treatments correspond well to patterns reported for intact does during estrus (= estradiol alone), pregnancy (= estradiol plus progesterone), and at parturition (= progesterone withdrawal)" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Animals, Newborn Estradiol/*physiology Female Milk Ejection/physiology Pheromones/*physiology Pregnancy Progesterone/*physiology Rabbits Sex Attractants/*physiology Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology Sucking Behavior/*physiology;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineHudson, R Gonzalez-Mariscal, G Beyer, C eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 1990/03/01 Horm Behav. 1990 Mar; 24(1):1-13. doi: 10.1016/0018-506x(90)90022-p" |
