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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)
TISSUE(S): Blood Plasma
SUBMITTER: Tamar Ziv
LAB HEAD: Carmit Levy
PROVIDER: PXD025973 | Pride | 2022-02-17
REPOSITORIES: Pride
Cell reports 20210801 8
Ultraviolet (UV) light affects endocrinological and behavioral aspects of sexuality via an unknown mechanism. Here we discover that ultraviolet B (UVB) exposure enhances the levels of sex-steroid hormones and sexual behavior, which are mediated by the skin. In female mice, UVB exposure increases hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis hormone levels, resulting in larger ovaries; extends estrus days; and increases anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) expression. UVB exposure also enhances the sexual responsi ...[more]