Meredith M
Physiol Behav. 1986;36(4):737-43. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(86)90362-8.
Removal of vomeronasal chemoreceptors before sexual experience in male hamsters resulted in complete failure to mate in some animals but removal of these receptors after sexual experience had no effect. Animals were tested for mating behavior with intact behaviorally receptive females and also with anesthetized males scented with vaginal fluid. The two tests produced essentially the same result. Histological analysis of the lesions and radioimmunoassay of androgen levels showed no group differences, other than vomeronasal organ removal, that could account for the results. The behavioral data suggest that the vomeronasal system may be concerned with the production of preprogrammed behavior.
在雄性仓鼠有性经验之前去除犁鼻化学感受器会导致一些动物完全无法交配，但在有性经验之后去除这些感受器则没有影响。对动物进行交配行为测试，测试对象包括行为上处于接受状态的完整雌性，以及用阴道分泌物加香的麻醉雄性。这两项测试产生了基本相同的结果。对损伤进行的组织学分析以及雄激素水平的放射免疫测定表明，除了犁鼻器被去除外，没有其他组间差异可以解释这些结果。行为数据表明，犁鼻系统可能与预编程序行为的产生有关。
