Hormonal and behavioral responses of male hamsters to females and female odors: Roles of olfaction, the vomeronasal system, and sexual experience
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Removal of the vomeronasal organ eliminated androgen surges in male hamsters in response to female vaginal secretions in both sexually experienced and sexually naive males; lesions of the olfactory mucosa had no effect on such responses. Both lesions led to deficits in behavioral responses to vaginal secretions. In response to interactions with estrous females, in contrast, lesions of either system alone had no influence on androgen surges in males (either sexually experienced or naive). Lesions of both systems, however, eliminated androgen surges in sexually naive males but not sexually experienced males. These dual lesions eliminated male mating behavior, while lesions of either system alone had little influence on mating. There were no significant correlations in any experiment between level of behavioral responses and degree of change in androgen levels. Thus, we conclude that the vomeronasal system mediates androgen surges in response to female odors but is not necessary for such responses to females themselves. In sexually naive males the vomeronasal and olfactory systems together are necessary for androgen responses to females. Behavioral responses were influenced by lesions and by sexual experience. Lesions of both systems increased the latency to investigate vaginal secretions, and sexual experience decreased the latency and increased the duration of investigation. Lesions and experience also influenced male sexual performance.
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The increase in serum luteinizing hormone and testosterone when male mice and hamsters are exposed to chemosensory stimuli from females appears to be absolutely dependent on vomeronasal integrity.
“The increase in serum luteinizing hormone and testosterone when male mice and hamsters are exposed to chemosensory stimuli from females appears to be absolutely dependent on vomeronasal integrity (Coquelin et al., 1984;Pfeiffer and Johnston, 1994).”
From Human Vomeronasal Organ Function: A Critical Review of Best and Worst Cases (2001) · cites this paper as Pfeiffer and Johnston, 1994
The Discussion reports that vomeronasal removal eliminated androgen surges in hamsters investigating female vaginal secretions, and describes comparable LH findings for mice exposed to female urine. But it also says vomeronasal lesions did not eliminate hamster androgen surges during interactions with females; the claimed absolute dependence is therefore broader than the paper supports. The mouse testosterone surge is described as presumed rather than directly established by the cited mouse finding. (LLM, conf=0.89)
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- Authors
- Pfeiffer, C. A., & Johnston, R. E.
- Affiliations
- Cornell University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Johnston, Robert E.
- Venue
- Physiology & Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1994-01
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 129-138
- ISSN
- 0031-9384 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1964186845
- Cited by
- 125
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 2.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Physiology & Behavior (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Sleep Foundation (BNS 84 10040)
- Cornell University (BNS 8820299, 45-8307)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Keywords
- vomeronasal system, olfaction, male hamsters, sexual experience, mating behavior, sexual behavior, estrous females
- MeSH terms
- Androgens, Animals, Chemoreceptor Cells, Female, Cricetinae, Male, Mesocricetus, Nasal Mucosa, Olfactory Nerve, Olfactory Pathways, Sensory Deprivation, Sex Attractants, Sexual Behavior, Animal, Sexual Maturation, Smell
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