title: [Role of the infundibular complex and its neural afferents in the photosexual reflex in the quail].
abstract: The photosexual reflex was suppressed in quail after bilateral preoptic lesions. However an anterior-lateral de-afferentation of the hypothalamus of previously preoptic-lesioned quail resulted in partial photo-induced testis growth. As a working hypothesis, it is suggested that the preoptic area may control some unknown extrahypothalamic influences in order to modulate the gonadotropin controlling function of the infundibular area.
mesh_terms: D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D003370:Coturnix / Q000502:physiology*; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D011301:Preoptic Area / Q000502:physiology*; D011784:Quail / Q000502:physiology*; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*; D013737:Testis / Q000254:growth & development*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Etude du rôle joué par le complexe infundibulaire et ses afferences nerveuses dans le réflexe photosexuel chez la Caille.