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Role of the infundibular complex and its neural afferents in the photosexual reflex in the quail] |
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| Authors: | J Oliver S Herbuté J D Baylé |
| Abstract: | The photosexual reflex was suppressed in quail after bilateral preoptic lesions. However an anterior-lateral de-afferentation of the hypothalamus of previously preoptic-lesioned quail resulted in partial photo-induced testis growth. As a working hypothesis, it is suggested that the preoptic area may control some unknown extrahypothalamic influences in order to modulate the gonadotropin controlling function of the infundibular area. |
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