TY - JOUR
T1 - Courtship stimulates aromatase activity in preoptic area of brain in male ring doves
AU - Dudley, Susan D.
AU - Salisbury, Ronald S.
AU - Adkins-Regan, Elizabeth K.
AU - Weisz, Judith
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1210/endo-115-3-1224
DO - 10.1210/endo-115-3-1224
M3 - Article
C2 - 6745192
AN - SCOPUS:0021269225
SN - 0013-7227
VL - 115
SP - 1224
EP - 1226
JO - Endocrinology
JF - Endocrinology
IS - 3
ER -