Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9416442 | Brain Research | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Removal of the vomeronasal organ (VNO) in male mouse lemurs led to an increase in the number of immunoreactive gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons in the medial preoptic area, compared to control males. No difference was found in the mediobasal hypothalamus. In this primate, which presents a fully functional VNO, the anterior part of the hypothalamus could be the major target for VNO-mediated regulation of GnRH function and the subsequent modulation of chemosensory dependent reproductive behavior.
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Authors
Fabienne Aujard, Alain Schilling, Martine Perret,