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ReviewFrontiers in veterinary science2023

A neuroscience-based approach to the assessment of sexual behavior in animals.

Samet Tekin, Elif Ece Akgün, Ali Doğan Ömür

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Review in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Samet TekinDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Türkiye.
Elif Ece AkgünDepartment of Histology-Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Türkiye.
Ali Doğan ÖmürDepartment of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Türkiye.
Atatürk University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sexual behavior in animals is important in ensuring the continuity of the generation. These behaviors differ in animal species. Sexual behaviors are shaped under the control of the reproductive system. Physiological stimuli produced by the reproductive system find their counterparts in the organism as reproductive activity. Reproductive activity display a critical role by transferring on the genetic heritage of organisms to the next generations. This activity, which is built on delicate balances, is associated with many systems in the organism. Nervous system, hormonal system, and circulatory system are the main ones. The regular formation of the reproductive activity in species is due to the effect of various factors. In domestic mammals, the reproductive activity is regulated by hormones secreted from brain and endocrine glands. Many hormones have duties in terms of the sustainability of reproductive activity. GnRH is the main hormone responsible for initiating this reproductive activity. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which is a small molecule peptide from certain nerve cells in the nucleus infundibularis region of the hypothalamus and consists of different amino acids, is secreted under the influence of smell, temperature, light, and physical stimulation. Besides, GnRH release is controlled by various neurotransmitters (adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine, acetylcholine, serotonin). On the other hand, various genetic factors in secretory glands, gonadal cells, reproductive tissues can lead to significant changes on reproductive activity through specific molecular pathways and mechanisms.

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hypothalamusneurosciencephotoperiodreproductive physiologysexual behavior

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PMID37082135
PMCPMC10110897
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