ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021
Neural and Hormonal Basis of Opposite-Sex Preference by Chemosensory Signals.
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- Kisspeptin and neurokinin B: roles in reproductive health.Physiological reviews · 2025Review
- Activity of estrogen receptor β expressing neurons in the medial amygdala regulates preference toward receptive females in male mice.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Vomeronasal Receptors Associated with Circulating Estrogen Processing Chemosensory Cues in Semi-Aquatic Mammals.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Mass Spectrometry Approaches Empowering Neuropeptide Discovery and Therapeutics.Pharmacological reviews · 2022Review
- Sex-dependent features of social behavior differ between distinct laboratory mouse strains and their mixed offspring.iScience · 2022Article
- Hearing, touching, and multisensory integration during mate choice.Frontiers in neural circuits · 2022Review
- Current Perspectives on Kisspeptins Role in Behaviour.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
- A Protocol for the Non-invasive Method of Ultrasound Separation During the Sociosexual Vocal-Non-contact Model in Rats.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
In mammalian reproduction, sexually active males seek female conspecifics, while estrous females try to approach males. This sex-specific response tendency is called sexual preference. In small rodents, sexual preference cues are mainly chemosensory signals, including pheromones. In this article, we review the physiological mechanisms involved in sexual preference for opposite-sex chemosensory signals in well-studied laboratory rodents, mice, rats, and hamsters of both sexes, especially an overview of peripheral sensory receptors, and hormonal and central regulation. In the hormonal regulation section, we discuss potential rodent brain bisexuality, as it includes neural substrates controlling both masculine and feminine sexual preferences, i.e., masculine preference for female odors and the opposite. In the central regulation section, we show the substantial circuit regulating sexual preference and also the influence of sexual experience that innate attractants activate in the brain reward system to establish the learned attractant. Finally, we review the regulation of sexual preference by neuropeptides, oxytocin, vasopressin, and kisspeptin. Through this review, we clarified the contradictions and deficiencies in our current knowledge on the neuroendocrine regulation of sexual preference and sought to present problems requiring further study.
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