Lipids and fertility in the female Mus musculus domesticus

In the female mouse the best known effects of pheromones concern the control of estrous cycle and pregnancy. We studied the effect of lipidic compounds (glycerides, sterols and steroids, fatty acids and their esters), extracted from female litters, on mature female mice reared with the male. Lipid f...

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Published in:Bollettino di zoologia 1983-01, Vol.50 (1-2), p.93-96
Main Authors: di Matteo, Loredana, Caliendo, Maria F., Fraissinet, Maurizio, Simeoli, Ciro, Milone, Mario
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Mammalian female genital system
Morphology. Physiology
Vertebrates: reproduction
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Summary:In the female mouse the best known effects of pheromones concern the control of estrous cycle and pregnancy. We studied the effect of lipidic compounds (glycerides, sterols and steroids, fatty acids and their esters), extracted from female litters, on mature female mice reared with the male. Lipid fractions were given to mature females through three routes: intraperitoneally, per os and by olfaction. Ovary- and uterus-somatic index, number of corpora lutea, follicles, blastocysts and newborn were considered. There was no effect if material was given i.p. of by taste. Only when administered by olfaction the sterolic and fatty acids fractions modified our parameters (except the ovary-somatic index); the most remarkable action was due to fatty acids of fatty acid-like compounds. We hypothesize a multiple action of different pheromones through the hypothalamus-gonadal axis.
ISSN:0373-4137
DOI:10.1080/11250008309439428