Thiessen D D, Friend H C, Lindzey G
Science. 1968 Apr 26;160(3826):432-4. doi: 10.1126/science.160.3826.432.
Gerbils mark objects with the secretion of a midventral sebaceous gland. Both the behavior and the gland integrity are under androgen control, as indicated by castration and replacement with testosterone propionate. The integrity of the gland seems less important for marking than an influence on the central nervous system, although the gland can be used as an external measure of androgen levels. It is possible that the secretion acts as a pheromone to signal territorial possession.
沙鼠用腹中部皮脂腺的分泌物标记物体。阉割及用丙酸睾酮替代表明，这种行为和腺体完整性均受雄激素控制。尽管该腺体可作为雄激素水平的一种外部衡量指标，但对于标记而言，腺体的完整性似乎不如其对中枢神经系统的影响重要。分泌物有可能作为一种信息素，用于表明对领地的占有。
