ESTROGEN-PROGESTERONE SYNERGY IN THE CONTROL OF FEMALE SEXUAL RECEPTIVITY IN THE LIZARD, ANOLIS-CAROLINENSIS

被引：42

作者：

MCNICOL, D

CREWS, D

机构：

[1] HARVARD UNIV, MUSEUM COMPARAT ZOOL, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA

[2] HARVARD UNIV, DEPT SOCIAL RELAT, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA

[3] HARVARD UNIV, DEPT BIOL, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA

[4] HARVARD UNIV, DEPT PSYCHOL, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA

来源：

GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY | 1979年 / 38卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1016/0016-6480(79)90090-X

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Progesterone synergizes with estradiol benzoate to facilitate the onset of female sexual receptivity in the lizard, Anolis carolinensis. Ovariectomized females primed with a subthreshold injection (0.4 μg) of estrogen become sexually receptive within 30 hr after receiving a single injection of 60 μg of progesterone, while animals receiving steroid suspension vehicle alone remain unreceptive. Studies of the time course of the facilitatory role of progesterone indicate that progesterone begins to exert its effect within 3 hr of its administration. A model for the pattern of ovarian hormone production in this species is presented, and the adaptive significance of the influence of progesterone on female sexual behavior is discussed. © 1979.

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页码：68 / 74

页数：7

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