EFFECTS OF TESTOSTERONE ON STERNAL CUTANEOUS GLANDS AND GENITALIA OF MALE GREATER GALAGO (GALAGO-CRASSICAUDATUS-CRASSICAUDATUS)
EFFECTS OF TESTOSTERONE ON STERNAL CUTANEOUS GLANDS AND GENITALIA OF MALE GREATER GALAGO (GALAGO-CRASSICAUDATUS-CRASSICAUDATUS)
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DOI:
10.1159/000155751
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发表时间:
1976-01-01
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
DIXSON, AF
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作者:
DIXSON, AF
Adult male and some female G. crassicaudatus have a sparsely haired sternal gland which is used in scent marking displays. In both sexes, the skin in the sternal area contains many large sebaceous and apocrine glands. The sebaceous glands are largest in males and are dependent upon testicular androgens. Spines on the glans penis are also androgen dependent; their possible behavioral functions are discussed.