Phytochemical Endocrinology

有明确的建议，饮食的影响因素， 包括人类在内的灵长类动物的生殖生理学。 一些植物化学物质模仿动物类固醇的作用， 因此可能直接影响生殖功能， 发展 该项目将开发一套适合于 在自然环境中调查这些行为。 的 调查人员将进行三方面分析。 首先她 将直接分析人类食用的植物食物中的植物化学物质 和灵长类动物 第二，她将尝试开发一种类固醇 通过粪便分析自然群体的生殖功能 类固醇分析，通过将这些结果与 血清特征 第三行分析将涉及 植物化学物质的摄入对生殖反应的影响。

There are clear suggestions that elements of the diet influence the physiology of reproduction in primates, including humans. Some plant chemicals mimic the actions of animal steroids and therefore may directly influence reproductive function and even development. This project will develop a set of methods appropriate for investigating these actions in a natural setting. The investigator will develop three lines of analysis. First, she will directly assay phytochemical in plants foods eaten by humans and primates. Second, she will attempt to develop a steroid analysis reproductive function in natural populations via fecal steroid analysis, validating these results by comparing them with serum profiles. The third line of analysis will relate phytochemical intake to reproductive responses.