Sociosexual stimuli affect ER- and PR-mRNA abundance in the hypothalamus of all-female whiptail lizards.
Hormone-dependent sociosexual behaviors of the displaying individual regulate the abundance of estrogen receptor- and progesterone receptor-mRNA in sex steroid hormone-concentrating brain areas of the partner. This effect of behavior on gene expression in the brain is independent of the gonads.
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Department of Zoology, University of Texas at Austin 78712, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism*; D008116:Lizards / Q000502:physiology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D012931:Social Environment; D014697:Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism
D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone