Young L J, Greenberg N, Crews D
Institute of Reproductive Biology, University of Texas, Austin 78712.
Horm Behav. 1991 Dec;25(4):477-88. doi: 10.1016/0018-506x(91)90015-a.
It is well known that androgen-dependent sexual behaviors in male mammals and birds are inhibited by exogenous progesterone (P). However, recent research on male whiptail lizards (Cnemidophorus inornatus) indicates that P can stimulate sexual and copulatory behavior. We report here both antiandrogenic and synandrogenic actions of P on sexual behavior in males of another reptile, the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis). Earlier reports on birds and mammals are reviewed and discussed in relation to a possible physiological role of P in influencing sexual behavior in male vertebrates.
众所周知，外源性孕酮（P）会抑制雄性哺乳动物和鸟类中依赖雄激素的性行为。然而，最近对雄性鞭尾蜥（Cnemidophorus inornatus）的研究表明，P可以刺激性行为和交配行为。我们在此报告了P对另一种爬行动物——绿安乐蜥（Anolis carolinensis）雄性性行为的抗雄激素和协同雄激素作用。本文回顾并讨论了先前关于鸟类和哺乳动物的报道，探讨了P在影响雄性脊椎动物性行为方面可能的生理作用。
