title: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) immunoreactive neurons in male mouse lemurs following removal of the vomeronasal organ.
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.
authors.affiliation: Ecophysiology, UMR CNRS/MNHN 5176, 4 Avenue du Petit Château, 91800 Brunoy, France. fabienne.aujard@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Fabienne
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aujard
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schilling
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perret
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D016565:Cheirogaleidae; D003714:Denervation; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009434:Neural Pathways; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D011301:Preoptic Area / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019147:Vomeronasal Organ / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone