Sex differences in testosterone reactivity and sensitivity in a non-model gerbil
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Although testosterone (T) is a key regulator in vertebrate development, physiology, and behaviour in both sexes, studies suggest that its regulation may be sex-specific. We measured circulating T levels in Baluchistan gerbils (Gerbillus nanus) in the field and in the lab all year round and found no significant sex differences. However, we observed sex differences in circulating T levels following gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) challenge and T implants in this non-model species. Whereas only males elevated T following a GnRH challenge, females had higher serum T concentrations following T implant insertion. These differences may be a result of different points of regulation along the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. Consequently, we examined sex differences in the mRNA expression of the androgen receptor (AR) in multiple brain regions. We identified AR and β-actin sequences in assembled genomic sequences of members of the Gerbillinae, which were analogous to rat sequences, and designed primers for them. The distribution of the AR in G. nanus brain regions was similar to documented expression profiles in rodents. We found lower AR mRNA levels in females in the striatum. Additionally, G. nanus that experienced housing in mixed-sex pairs had higher adrenal AR expression than G. nanus that were housed alone. Regulation of the gerbil HPG axis may reflect evolutionary sex differences in life-history strategies, with males ready to reproduce when receptive females are available, while the possible reproductive costs associated with female T direct its regulation upstream.
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2020 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:291 |
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General and comparative endocrinology - 291(2020) vom: 15. Mai, Seite 113418 |
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Matas, Devorah [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 28.10.2020 Date Revised 28.10.2020 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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