A competitive effect of androgen signaling on male mouse attraction to volatile female mouse odors

被引:19
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作者
Muroi, Y
Ishii, T
Komori, S
Nishimura, M
机构
[1] Gifu Univ, United Grad Sch Vet Sci, Dept Pathogenet Vet Sci, Gifu 5011193, Japan
[2] Obihiro Univ Agr & Vet Med, Fac Anim Husb, Sch Vet Sci, Dept Pathobiol Sci,Lab Pharmacol, Obihiro, Hokkaido 0808555, Japan
[3] Gifu Univ, Fac Appl Biol Sci, Dept Vet Med, Gifu 5011193, Japan
关键词
olfaction; sexual behavior; hormone;
D O I
10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.10.002
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Olfaction plays an important role in animal communication. We hypothesized that males recognize the attractive volatile odors attributed to female reproductive ability. We measured the period during which a male mouse spent sniffing volatile odors from a sham-operated female mouse or an ovariectornized mouse without visual or tactile contact. Intact male mice spent more time sniffing volatile odors from proestrous, estrous or metestrous females than from ovariectornized females. There was no difference in castrated male mice. To investigate the involvement of sexual hormone in this behavior, castrated male mice were treated with 17 alpha-estradiol (E), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), or both. E-treatment did not affect sniffing behavior. Regardless of the estrous stages, DHT-treated castrated males spent less time sniffing the volatile odors from sham-operated than from ovariectornized female mice. Both E- and DHT-treated castrated males spent less time sniffing the volatile odors from proestrous or estrous females than from ovariectornized females. These results suggest that neither androgen nor estrogen is sufficient for reproducing male attraction to volatile female mouse odors, and that androgen signaling has a competitive effect against the attraction. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:199 / 205
页数:7
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