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Neuroendocrinology

Title:		Removal of the vomeronasal organ impairs lordosis in female hamsters: effect is reversed by luteinising hormone-releasing hormone
Author(s):		Mackay-Sim A; Rose JD;
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Journal Title:		Neuroendocrinology
Year:		1986
Volume:		42
Issue:		6
Page Number:		489 - 493
DOI:		10.1159/000124492
ISSN/ISBN:		0028-3835 (Print) 0028-3835 (Linking)
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"
Keywords:		"Animals Central Nervous System/*physiology Cricetinae Female Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/*pharmacology Olfactory Bulb/physiology Olfactory Mucosa/*physiology Olfactory Pathways/*physiology Ovariectomy Posture Sex Attractants/physiology Sexual Behavior, ;"
Notes:		"MedlineMackay-Sim, A Rose, J D eng NS 13748/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/ Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Switzerland 1986/01/01 Neuroendocrinology. 1986; 42(6):489-93. doi: 10.1159/000124492"