Martinez-Vargas M C, Keefer D A, Stumpf W E
J Exp Zool. 1978 Jul;205(1):141-7. doi: 10.1002/jez.1402050117.
Estrogen induces reproductive behavior in lizards by acting on specific areas of the brain. Neural areas that selectively concentrate radioactivity after 3-h-estradiol administration were mapped using thawmount autoradiography. Major accumulations of hormone-concentrating cells occur in the medial preoptic area, basal hypothalamus, amygdala (n. vetromedialis telencephali) and in and around the torus semicircularis. Numerous smaller accumulations are also described and the topographical distribution is compared with that of avian and mammalian species.
雌激素通过作用于蜥蜴大脑的特定区域来诱导其生殖行为。利用解冻装片放射自显影技术绘制了在给予雌二醇3小时后选择性聚集放射性的神经区域图。激素聚集细胞的主要聚集部位出现在视前内侧区、下丘脑基部、杏仁核（端脑腹内侧核）以及半规管隆起及其周围。还描述了许多较小的聚集部位，并将其地形分布与鸟类和哺乳动物的进行了比较。
