Pfaff Donald, Westberg Lars, Kow Lee-Ming
Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York 10021, USA.
J Comp Neurol. 2005 Dec 5;493(1):86-91. doi: 10.1002/cne.20720.
A fundamental capacity of the mammalian CNS is becoming amenable to study with the techniques of functional genomics. Emphasized in this review are ascending connections from the medullary reticular formation and descending connections from the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. In particular, sex hormone effects on neurons allow us to relate generalized arousal to a specific form of arousal which is required for reproductive behaviors.
哺乳动物中枢神经系统的一项基本功能正逐渐能够通过功能基因组学技术进行研究。本综述重点关注延髓网状结构的上行连接以及下丘脑室旁核的下行连接。特别是，性激素对神经元的影响使我们能够将全身性唤醒与生殖行为所需的特定唤醒形式联系起来。
