Listar por tema "vomeronasal system"
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Attraction to male pheromones and sexual behaviour show different regulatory mechanisms in female mice
Elsevier (2004-05)In rodents, female sexual behaviour is under hormonal control. The attraction females show for male-derived nonvolatile chemicals (pheromones) can be regarded as the first step of this behaviour, but it is unknown whether ... -
Attraction to sexual pheromones and associated odorants in female mice involves activation of the reward system and basolateral amygdala
Wiley (2005-04)Adult female mice are innately attracted to non-volatile pheromones contained in male-soiled bedding. In contrast, male-derived volatiles become attractive if associated with non-volatile attractive pheromones, which act ... -
Attractive properties of sexual pheromones in mice: Innate or learned?
Elsevier (2002-09)It is generally assumed that chemical signals (sexual pheromones) constitute the primary stimulus for sexual attraction in many mammals. However, it is unclear whether these pheromones are volatile or nonvolatile and which ... -
Focal lesions within the ventral striato-pallidum abolish attraction for male chemosignals in female mice
Elsevier (2014-02)In rodents, socio-sexual behaviour is largely mediated by chemosensory cues, some of which are rewarding stimuli. Female mice display an innate attraction towards male chemosignals, dependent on the vomeronasal system. ... -
Intraspecific Communication Through Chemical Signals in Female Mice: Reinforcing Properties of Involatile Male Sexual Pheromones
Oxford University Press (2007)In rodents, social and reproductive behaviors critically depend on chemical signals, including sexual pheromones that have been suggested (but not demonstrated) to be rewarding. In this work, we analyze this issue by ... -
Lesions of the dopaminergic innervation of the nucleus accumbens medial shell delay the generation of preference for sucrose, but not of sexual pheromones
Elsevier (2012-01)Male sexual pheromones are rewarding stimuli for female mice, able to induce conditioned place preference. To test whether processing these natural reinforcing stimuli depends on the dopaminergic innervation of the nucleus ... -
Olor a Nenuco. Estímulos químicos de cría y su impacto en la madre
Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I. Servei de Comunicació i Publicacions (2019)Una correcta conducta maternal es fundamental para la supervivencia de la descendencia y la maduración de su sistema nervioso. Esta investigación analiza el sustrato neuroendocrino de la conducta maternal en ratones, ... -
Pregnancy Changes the Response of the Vomeronasal and Olfactory Systems to Pups in Mice
Frontiers Media (2020-12-18)Motherhood entails changes in behavior with increased motivation for pups, induced in part by pregnancy hormones acting upon the brain. This work explores whether this alters sensory processing of pup-derived chemosignals. ... -
Selective dopaminergic lesions of the ventral tegmental area impair preference for sucrose but not for male sexual pheromones in female mice
Wiley (2006-08)The role of the meso-accumbens dopaminergic pathway in reward-related behaviours is the subject of intense investigation. In this regard, here we analyse the effects of specific lesions of dopaminergic cells of the ventral ...