Odor similarity between stress-inducing odorants in wistar rats
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 13 (1), 153-166
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01020359
Abstract
Odor similarity to the odor of 4-mercapto-4-methyl-2-pentanone (I) was measured on eight rats by generalization of a conditioned avoidance response tocis- andtrans-8-mercapto-p-menthan-3-one (II and III), 3-mercapto-3-methyl-2-pentanone (V), andt-amyl mercaptan (VI). Previously, these odorants had been found to induce stress in rats in an open-field situation. In the present experiment, rats generalized the avoidance response learned with I, for V, VI, and to a lesser extenttrans-isomer III, implying odor similarities;cis isomer II was discriminated. Odor similarity between mercapto ketone I and mercaptan VI is surprising since VI lacks the keto group.Keywords
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