Urinary volatile constituents of the house mouse,Mus musculus, and their endocrine dependency
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 12 (1), 277-296
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01045611
Abstract
Mouse urine contains a great number of volatile constituents that may be used in chemical communication. Some of these volatiles, identified in this study by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, appear unique to the mouse. Certain urinary volatiles exhibit strong dependence on the sex and endocrine status of the animals, as shown through castration, treatment with an antiandrogen, and hormone supplementation.This publication has 39 references indexed in Scilit:
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