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| Zhang,Tianxiang; Peng,Dong; Qi,Lei; Li,Weixuan; Fan,Mengyuan; Shen,Jiachen; Yang,Liangliang; Wang,Yihua; Wang,Wenxia; Hu,Xiaolong; Cai,Ruibo; Zhou,Ran; Wei,Yuting; Zhou,Juntong; Yang,Shuang; Hu,Defu; Liu,Shuqiang. |
| Abstract Background The muskrat is a seasonal breeder. Males secrete musk to attract females during the breeding season. The testosterone binding to the androgen receptor (AR) in musk glands of muskrat may play an important role conducting the musk secretion process. Methods The musk gland, testis and blood samples of musk rats are collected in both breeding and non-breeding seasons. Some part of the samples are kept in liquid nitrogen for transcriptome analysis and Western blotting test. Some part of the samples are kept in 70% alcohol for histology experiment, blood samples are kept at −20 °C for the serum testosterone measurement experiment. Results This study demonstrates that the quantity of secreted musk, the volume of the musk... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Muskrat; Musk gland; Testis; AR; Seasonal development. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602017000100201 |
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| He,Lan; Wang,Wen-Xia; Li,Lin-Hai; Liu,Bao-Qing; Liu,Gang; Liu,Shu-Qiang; Qi,Lei; Hu,De-Fu. |
| BACKGROUND: Restricted space and close contact with conspecifics in captivity may be stressful for musk deer, as they are highly territorial and solitary in the wild. So we tested the effects of crowding on stress of forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) in heterosexual groups, using fecal cortisol analysis as a non-invasive method. 32 healthy adults during non-breeding seasons were chose as our experimental objects. Group 1 was defined as higher crowding condition, with 10-15 m²/deer (6 enclosures, 10♀ and 6♂); group 2 was defined as lower crowding condition, with 23-33 m²/deer (6 enclosures, 10♀ and 6♂). Every enclosure contained 1 male and 3 female. These patterns had been existed for years. RESULTS: The results... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Captivity; M. berezovskii; Fecal cortisol; Chronic stress; Crowding. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602014000100071 |
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