Publications

Baum,M.J. Contributuon of pheramones process by the main olfactory system to mate recognition in female mammals. Frontiers of Neuroanatomy. 2012;6:20. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2012.00020. Epub  2012 Jun 5.

DiBenedictis, B.T., Ingraham, K.L., Baum, M.J., and Cherry, J.A. Disruption of urinary odor preference and lordosis behavior in female mice given lesions of the medial amygdala. Physiology and Behavior, 2012, 105:554-

Brock O, Baum MJ, Bakker J. The development of female sexual behavior requires prepubertal estradiol. Journal of Neuroscience. 2011 Apr 13;31(15):5574-8.

Veyrac, A., Wang, G., Baum, M.J. and Bakker, J.  The main and accessory olfactory systems of female mice are activated differentially by dominant versus subordinate male urinary odors. Brain Research, 2011, 1402:20-29.

Kang N, Baum MJ, Cherry JA. Different profiles of main and accessory olfactory bulb mitral/tufted cell projections revealed in mice using an anterograde tracer and a whole-mount, flattened cortex preparation. Chem Senses. 2011 Mar;36(3):251-60. Epub 2010

Kang N, McCarthy EA, Cherry JA, Baum MJ. A sex comparison of the anatomy and function of the main olfactory bulb-medial amygdala projection in mice. Neuroscience. 2011 Jan 13;172:196-204. Epub 2010

Brock O, Douhard Q, Baum MJ, Bakker J. Reduced prepubertal expression of progesterone receptor in the hypothalamus of female aromatase knockout mice. Endocrinology. 2010 Apr;151(4):1814-21. Epub 2010 Feb 24.

Eikermann-Haerter K, Baum MJ, Ferrari MD, van den Maagdenberg AM, Moskowitz MA, Ayata C. Androgenic suppression of spreading depression in familial hemiplegic migraine type 1 mutant mice. Ann Neurol. 2009 Oct;66(4):564-8.

Baum, M.J. New evidence that an epigenetic mechanism mediates testosterone-dependent brain masculinization.Endocrinology. 2009 Sep;150(9):3980-2.

Martel, K.L. and Baum, M.J. Adult testosterone treatment but not surgical disruption of vomeronasal function augments male-typical sexual behavior in female mice. Journal of Neuroscience, 2009, 29(24):7658:66

Keller, M., Baum, M.J., Brock, O., Brennan, P.A. and Bakker, J. The main and accessory olfactory systems interact in the control of mate recognition and sexual behavior. Behavioral Brain Research, 2009, 200: 269-276.

Baum, M.J. Sexual differentiation of pheromone processing: Links to male-typical mating behavior and partner preference. Hormones and Behavior, 2009, 55:579-588.

Kang, N., Baum, M.J. and Cherry, J.A. A direct main olfactory bulb projection to the ‘vomeronasal’ amygdala in female mice selectively responds to volatile pheromones from males. European Journal of Neuroscience, 2009, 29:624-634.

Martel, K.L. and Baum, M.J. A centrifugal pathway to the mouse accessory olfactory bulb from the medial amygdala conveys gender-specific volatile pheromonal signals. European Journal of Neuroscience, 2009, 29:368-376.

Eikermann-Haerter, K., Dilekoz, E., Kudo, C., Savitz, S.I., Waeber, C., Baum, M.J., Ferrari, M.D., van den Maagdenberg, A.M., Moskowitz, M.A., and Ayata, C. Genetic and hormonal factors modulate spreading depressing and transient hemiparesis in mouse models of familial hemiplegic migraine type 1. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 119: 99-109, 2009.

Sorwell, K.G., Wesson, D.W. and Baum, M.J. Sexually dimorphic enhancement by estradiol of male urinary odor detection thresholds in mice. Behavioral Neuroscience, 2008, 122:788-793.

Li, A.A., Baum, M.J., McIntosh, L.J., Day, M., Liu, F., and Gray, L.E., Jr. Building a scientific framework for studying hormonal effects on behavior and on the development of the sexually dimorphic nervous system. Neurotoxicology, 2008, 29:504-519.

Jakupovic J, Kang N, Baum MJ.Effect of bilateral accessory olfactory bulb lesions on volatile urinary odor discrimination and investigation as well as mating behavior in male mice.Physiol Behav. 2007 Oct 12;

Martel KL, Baum MJ. Sexually dimorphic activation of the accessory, but not the main, olfactory bulb in mice by urinary volatiles.Eur J Neurosci. 2007 Jul;26(2):463-75. Epub 2007 Jul 10.

Martel KL, Keller M, Douhard Q, Bakker J, Baum MJ. Comparison of urinary odor-induced glomerular activation in the main olfactory bulb of aromatase knock-out and wild type female mice.Neurosci Lett. 2007 Jun 27;421(2):101-5. Epub 2007 Jun 2.

Alekseyenko OV, Waters P, Zhou H, Baum MJ. Bilateral damage to the sexually dimorphic medial preoptic area/anterior hypothalamus of male ferrets causes a female-typical preference for and a hypothalamic Fos response to male body odors. Physiol Behav. 2007 Feb 28;90(2-3):438-49. Epub 2006 Nov 21.

Robarts DW, Baum MJ.Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus lesions disrupt olfactory mate recognition and receptivity in female ferrets.Horm Behav. 2007 Jan;51(1):104-13. Epub 2006 Oct 2

Baum, M.J. Mammalian animal models of psychosexual differentiation: When is ‘translation’ to the human situation possible? Hormones and Behavior, 2006, in press.

Keller, M., Douhard, Q., Baum, M.J., and Bakker, J. Sexual experience does not compensate for the detrimental effects of zinc sulfate lesioning of the main olfactory epithelium on sexual behavior in male mice. Chemical Senses, 2006.

Pankevich, D.E., Cherry, J. A., and Baum, M.J. Effect of vomeronasal organ removal from male mice on their preference for and neural Fos responses to female urinary odors. Behavioral Neuroscience, 2006, 120:925-936.

Pierman, S., Tirelli, E. , Douhard, Q., Baum, M.J., and Bakker . J. Male aromatase knockout mice acquire a conditioned place preference for cocaine but not for contact with an estrous female. Behavioral Brain Research, 2006, in press.

Alekseyenko, O.V., Baum, M.J., and Cherry, J.A. Sex and gonadal steroid modulation of pheromone receptor gene expression in the mouse vomeronasal organ. Neuroscience, 2006, 140:1349-1357.

Batterton, M.N., Robarts, D., Woodley, S.K., and Baum, M.J. Comparison of odor and mating-induced glomerular activation in the main olfactory bulb of estrous female ferrets. Neuroscience Letters, 2006, 400:223-229.

Pankevich, D.E., Cherry, J.A., and Baum, M.J. Accessory olfactory neural Fos responses to a conditioned environment are blocked in male mice by vomeronasal organ removal. Physiology and Behavior, 2006, 87:781-788.

Keller, M., Douhard, Q., Baum, M.J. and Bakker, J. Destruction of the main olfactory epithelium reduces female sexual behavior and olfactory investigation in female mice. Chemical Senses, 2006, 31:315-323.

Wesson, D.W., Keller, M., Douhard, Q., Baum, M.J. and Bakker, J. Enhanced urinary odor discrimination in female aromatase knockout (ArKO) mice. Hormones and Behavior, 2006, 49:580-586.

Keller, M., Pierman, S., Douhard, Q., Baum, M.J. and Bakker, J. The vomeronasal organ is required for the expression of lordosis behaviour, but not sex discrimination in female mice. European Journal of Neuroscience, 2006, 23:521-530.

Kang, N., Janes, A., Baum, M.J. and Cherry, J.A. Sex difference in Fos induced by male urine in medial amygdala-projecting accessory olfactory bulb mitral cells of mice. Neuroscience Letters, 2006, 398:59-62.

Zhang, J.X., Soini, H.A., Bruce, K.E., Wiesler, D., Woodley, S.K., Baum, M.J. and Novotny, M.V. Putative chemosignals of the ferret associated with individual and gender recognition. Chemical Senses, 2005, 30:727-737.

Pierman, S., Douhard, Q., Balthazart, J., Baum, M.J., and Bakker, J. Attraction thresholds and sex discrimination of urinary odorants in male and female aromatase knockout (ArKO) mice. Hormones and Behavior, 2006, 49:96-104.

Waters, P., Woodley, S.K. and Baum, M.J. Sex difference in the distribution and size of glomeruli in the ferret’s main olfactory bulb. Neuroscience Letters, 2005, 381:237-241.

Pankevich, D.E., Baum, M.J. and Cherry, J.A. Olfactory sex discrimination persists whereas the preference for urinary odorants from estrous females disappears in male mice after vomeronasal organ removal. Journal of Neuroscience, 2004, 24:9451-9457.

Woodley, S.K., Cloe, A.L., Waters, P. and Baum, M.J. Effects of vomeronasal organ removal on olfactory sex discrimination and odor preferences of female ferrets. Chemical Senses, 2004, 29:659-669.

Cloe, A.L., Woodley, S.K., Waters, P., Zhou, H. and Baum,M.J. Contribution of anal scent gland and urinary odors to mate recognition in the ferret. Physiology and Behavior, 2004, 82:871-875.

Woodley, S.K., Cloe, A.L., Waters, P. and Baum, M.J. Effects of vomeronasal organ removal on olfactory sex discrimination and odor preferences of female ferrets. Chemical
Senses, 2004, 29:659-669.

Pankevich, D.E., Baum, M.J. and Cherry, J.A. Olfactory sex discrimination persists whereas the preference for urinary odorants from estrous females disappears in male mice after vomeronasal organ removal. Journal of Neuroscience, 2004, 24:9451-9457.

Woodley, S.K. and Baum, M.J. 2004. Differential activation of glomeruli in the ferret’s main olfactory bulb by anal scent gland odours from males and females: An early step in mate identification. European Journal of Neuroscience. 20:1025-1032.

Pankevich, D.E., Baum, M.J. and Cherry, J.A. 2003. Effect of prenatal androgen receptor antagonist or aromatase inhibitor on the differentiation of neural Fos responses to estrous female pheromones in the rat accessory olfactory system. Neuroscience Letters, 345:13-16.

Lau, Y.E., Cherry, J.A., Baum, M.J. and Mani, S.K. 2003. Induction of Fos in the accessory olfactory system by male odors persists in female mice with a null mutation of the aromatase (cyp19) gene. Brain Research Bulletin, 60:143-150.

Ma, D., Allen, N.D., van Bergen, Y., Jones, C., Brennan, P.A., Baum, M.J. and Keverne, E.B. 2002. Selective ablation of olfactory receptor neurons without functional impairment of vomeronasal receptor neurons in OMP-ntr transgenic mice. European Journal of Neuroscience, 16:2317-2323.

Baum, M.J. and Keverne, E.B. 2002. Sex difference in attraction thresholds for volatile odors from male and estrous female mouse urine. Hormones and Behavior, 41:213-219.

Bakker, J., Woodley, S.K., Kelliher, K.R. and Baum, M.J. 2002. Sexually dimorphic activation of galanin neurons in the ferret’s dorsomedial preoptic area/anterior hypothalamus after mating. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 14:116-125.

Isles, A.R., Baum, M.J., Ma, D., Szeto, A., Keverne, E.B. and Allen, N.D. 2002. A possible role for imprinted genes in inbreeding avoidance and dispersal from the natal area in mice. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B, 269:665-670.

Kelliher, K.R. and Baum, M.J. 2002. Effect of sex steroids and coital experience on ferrets’ preference for the smell, sight, and sound of other ferrets.Physiologyand Behavior, 76:1-7.

Dominguez-Salazar, E., Portillo, W., Baum, M.J., Bakker, J., and Paredes, R.G. 2002. Effect of prenatal androgen receptor antagonist or aromatase inhibitor on the differentiation of neural Fos responses to estrous female pheromones in the rat accessory olfactory system. Physiology and Behavior,75:337-346.

Wallen, K. and Baum, M.J. 2002. Masculinization and defeminization in altricial and precocial mammals: Comparative aspects of steroid hormone action. In: D.W. Pfaff, A.P. Arnold et al. (Eds.). Hormones, Brain and Behavior, Vol. 4. New York: Academic Press, 385-423.

Baum, M.J. Neuroendocrinology of sexual behavior in the male. In: J. Becker, M. Breedlove, D. Crews and M. McCarthy (Eds.), Behavioral Endocrinologv, 2nd edition, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002, 153-203.