title: Courtship stimulates aromatase activity in preoptic area of brain in male ring doves.
abstract: Aromatase activity was quantified in vitro in different regions of the basal forebrain of male ring doves at various times after the initiation of courtship. By 24 h after the introduction of a female dove into the cage of a male, there was a significant, nearly two-fold, increase in aromatase activity which was confined to the ventromedial preoptic area (VM-POA) where enzyme activity was concentrated. This increase in aromatase activity, which was sustained through day 5 of courtship, presumably serves to activate nest-oriented behavior.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001141:Aromatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011301:Preoptic Area / Q000201:enzymology*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D010088:Oxidoreductases; D001141:Aromatase