19 4 1999 11 Vol. 19, No. 4 Acta Theriologica Sinica Nov., 1999 3 Ξ 3 (,, 100080) : ( Cricetulus t riton), 3 : (OF) ( IF) (OEF) ; OFIF OEF ( P < 0101), ( P < 0105 P < 0101) ;, OFIF OEF, 3 : ; ; ; ; : Q49115 : A : 100021050 (1999) 0420262205 ( ),,, [1 ], [2,3 ] ;, [3 ] ( Cricet ul us t riton), [46 ], (, Flank gland),,,, (, Flank gland marking),, (, 1997) 3, 1 111 Ξ : (39770103), (STZ - 1-05) 3, 1997, :,, 1964 1,,, : : 1998-09 - 21, : 1998-11 - 25
4 : 263 1996 5 ; 100 g 15 m 2, (14L : 10D), 17 : 009 : 00), 23 2, 45 cm 30 cm 25 cm,,, ; 40100 Lux, 0112 Lux 12 112 3 : (1) (6 ) ; (2) (6 ) ; (3) : (5 ) : 1 kg 60 mg : 1 cm 1 cm,, ; 75 %2 % ( ) :, ( ) 2170 mm 2126 mm 0122 mm, Medical Adhesive Silicone Type A (Dow Corn2 ing, Mildland, M I. Co. ), 17- estradiol - 3 - benzoate (Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO. ) ; 10 mm, 215 mm, 5 mm ;, 24 h ;, 48, 113, 4 000 r/ min, - 20 [7 ] 3 H - Amersham Organon, 17-62152 000 pg/ ml, 8164 %1318 %, Beckman L S 6000 114 Cantoni [8 ], 6 mm 15 2 24 h, 1 ml ;, ;, - 20 ;,, 1/ 16 HP5890 II ( Hewlett Pachard 5890 II), BP20 ( Polythylene glycol, 25 m 0122 mm 25m), ( 25 cm/ s), 100 kpa, 1 25 250, 280 1 l, 0175 s, 1 min, 2
264 19, 1 80, 8 / min 160, 2 4 / min 220, 20 min 2 (OF) ( IF) (OEF), ( P < 0101) ( 1), ( P < 0101),,, ( 2) [2 ],, ( Mesocricet us aurat us),, ; ( Meriones unguiculates), [3 ] Estradiol (pg/ ml) Body weight (g) 1 Table 1 Circulating levels of estradiol in ovariectomized, intact and ovariectomized plus estradiol treatment female ratlike hamsters ( gx SD) + Ovariectomized plus estradiol Ovariectomized females Intact females treatment females 242167 279149 3 3 778133 189141 3 3 1 603180 978120 3 3 16613 1510 17513 2214 18013 1814 Sample size 6 6 5 3 3 = P < 0101, ANOVA Indicates significant differences among three groups, using one way ANOVA test 2 Table 2 Differences in sizes of flank glands of ovariectomized, intact and ovariectomized plus estradiol treatment female ratlike hamsters ( gx SD) Sample size Weight (mg) Sizes of flank gland Length (mm) Width (mm) Thickness (mm) 6 84182 38119 Ovariectomized females 3 3 10157 2159 3 3 6130 1151 3 3 0181 0117 3 3 Intact females 6 56173 15145 3 7187 1139 3 5124 0178 3 3 0163 0106 3 + Females ovariectomized plus estradiol treatment 5 10138 5167 3 3 2195 1115 3 1162 0167 3 3 0122 0105 3 3 3 = P < 0105 3 3 = P < 0101 ANOVA Indicate significant differences among three groups, using one way ANOVA test, (, 10 min ) ; (,
4 : 265 1 (A) ( B) + (C) Fig11 Comparison of gas chromatograms obtained from the flank gland secretions of ovariectomized (A) intact (B) and ovariectomized plus estradiol treatment female ratlike hamsters ( Cricet ulus t riton) 3214 3512 min ) ( 1), [9 ] (, 1997) 3,, [10 ] ; [11 ],,,,, [1 ] Muller2Schwarze D. Scent gland in mammals and their functions. In : Eisenberg J F, Kleiman D G eds. Advances in the Study of Mammalian Behavior [ C ]. Special Publications No. 7, The American Society of Mammologist,
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