Schreibman M P, Margolis-Kazan H, Halpern-Sebold L, O'Neill P A, Silverman R C
Brain Res. 1984 Jun 4;302(1):180-3. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(84)91298-8.
The structural and functional link between olfactory reproductive systems in male and female platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus) is demonstrated by the connection of receptors in the nasal epithelium to a center in the brain that has a primary role in the development and functioning of the reproductive system. Profound morphological changes occur in the nasal epithelium, and LH-RH content increases in tracts of the olfactory lobe, at specific stages of sexual maturation and not according to chronological age. Our study provides new insight into the development of the mechanisms by which chemical environmental cues are received.
雄性和雌性剑尾鱼（Xiphophorus maculatus）嗅觉与生殖系统之间的结构和功能联系，通过鼻上皮中的感受器与大脑中一个对生殖系统发育和功能起主要作用的中枢相连得以证明。在性成熟的特定阶段而非按实际年龄，鼻上皮会发生深刻的形态变化，嗅叶区域的促黄体生成素释放激素（LH-RH）含量会增加。我们的研究为接收化学环境线索的机制的发展提供了新的见解。
