Kendrick K M, Dixson A F
Physiol Behav. 1985 Jan;34(1):123-8. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(85)90089-7.
The sexual behaviour of eight pairs of marmosets was observed during blocks of 30 minute tests after the ovariectomized female partners were treated with physiological doses of testosterone, oestradiol and progesterone. The effects of an intra-vaginal progesterone treatment were also investigated. Pre-ovulatory levels of oestradiol significantly increased the females' proceptive and receptive tongue-flicking displays and reduced the percentage of mounts refused. Mid-luteal levels of progesterone, by comparison, virtually abolished proceptive and receptive tongue-flicking and significantly increased mount refusals. Testosterone treatment was without effect. Vaginal application of progesterone unlike subcutaneous implantation of the hormone did not significantly alter the females' sexual behaviour. These results indicate that central actions of oestradiol and progesterone upon proceptivity and receptivity may occur in this primate, although further research using intra-cranial implants of these steroids is required to test this hypothesis.
在切除卵巢的雌性狨猴伴侣接受生理剂量的睾酮、雌二醇和孕酮治疗后，对八对狨猴在30分钟测试时段内的性行为进行了观察。还研究了阴道内孕酮治疗的效果。排卵前水平的雌二醇显著增加了雌性的求偶和接受性舔舌表现，并降低了拒绝爬跨的百分比。相比之下，黄体中期水平的孕酮几乎消除了求偶和接受性舔舌行为，并显著增加了爬跨拒绝率。睾酮治疗没有效果。与皮下植入激素不同，阴道应用孕酮并没有显著改变雌性的性行为。这些结果表明，雌二醇和孕酮对求偶和接受性的中枢作用可能在这种灵长类动物中发生，尽管需要使用这些类固醇的颅内植入物进行进一步研究来验证这一假设。
