Much has been learned concerning the neuroendocrine processes and cellular mechanisms by which steroid hormones influence reproductive behaviors in rodents and other animals. In this review, a short discussion of hormones and feminine sexual behavior in some rodent species is followed by an outline of the main principles that have been learned from these studies. Examples are given of the importance of considering the timing of hormone treatments, dosage of hormone, use of a specific hormone, particular class of hormones, or form of hormone, interactions between hormones, route of administration, peripheral factors that influence hormonal response, and the possible mechanisms of action by which hormones and other factors influence sexual behaviors. Although cellular studies in humans are presently impossible to perform, mechanistic studies in rodents may provide clues about the neuroendocrine mechanisms by which hormones act and interact in the brain to influence behavior in all species, including humans.

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女性性行为的神经内分泌调节：来自啮齿动物模型和关于人类的思想的教训。

关于甾体激素影响啮齿动物和其他动物生殖行为的神经内分泌过程和细胞机制，人们已经学到了很多东西。在这篇综述中，简短讨论了一些啮齿动物物种的激素和女性性行为，然后概述了从这些研究中学到的主要原理。举例说明了考虑激素治疗的时机，激素的剂量，特定激素的使用，特定种类的激素或激素的形式，激素之间的相互作用，给药途径，影响激素反应的外围因素以及激素和其他因素影响性行为的可能作用机制。尽管目前尚无法进行人体细胞研究，