Abstract：
:Muskrat is a seasonal breeder, males of which secret musk from paired perineal scented glands found beneath the skin at the ventral base of the tail for attracting female during the breeding season. The aim of this study was to investigate the seasonal changes of expression of androgen receptor (AR) in the scented gland of muskrat during the breeding and nonbreeding seasons. Histologically, glandular cells, interstitial cells and excretory tubules were identified in scented glands in both seasons, whereas epithelial cells were sparse in the nonbreeding season. AR was observed in glandular cells of scented glands during the breeding and nonbreeding seasons with stronger immunostaining during the breeding season compared to the nonbreeding season. Consistent with the immunohistochemical results, AR protein level was higher in the scented glands of the breeding season, and then decreased to a relatively low level in the nonbreeding season. The mean mRNA level of Ar was significantly higher in the breeding season than in the nonbreeding season. In addition, plasma gonadotropins and testosterone concentrations were remarkably higher in the breeding season than those in the nonbreeding season. These results suggested that muskrat scented gland was the direct target organ of androgen, and stronger expression of AR in scented glands during the breeding season suggested that androgens may directly influence scented glandular function of the muskrats and also courtship behavior as we inferred.
journal_name
Gen Comp Endocrinoljournal_title
General and comparative endocrinologyauthors
Lu L,Liu S,Li Q,Huang S,Bao L,Sheng X,Han Y,Watanabe G,Taya K,Weng Qdoi
10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.04.031subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-08-01 00:00:00pages
1-7eissn
0016-6480issn
1095-6840pii
S0016-6480(14)00168-3journal_volume
204pub_type
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