Abstract
Bilateral removal of the olfactory bulbs completely abolished the display of masculine sexual behavior in seven of nine male Swiss-Webster mice. The sexual behavior of unilaterally bulbectomized males was unaffected, and was comparable to that shown by operated and unoperated control males. Replacement therapy with exogenous androgen failed to restore post-operative deficits in mating behavior in bulbectomized mice. Apparently, intact olfactory input is a necessary condition for the occurrence of mating behavior in male mice.
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