title: The boar-pheromone steroid identified in vegetables.
abstract: The steroid 5 a-androst-16-en-3-one, known as a boar pheromone, was identified in parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) and celery (Apium graveolens). Concentrations are in the range of 8 ng/g plant.
mesh_terms: D000736:Androstenes / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D008297:Male; D010675:Pheromones / Q000032:analysis*; D010944:Plants / Q000032:analysis*; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology*; D014675:Vegetables / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000736:Androstenes; D010675:Pheromones; C000214:androst-16-en-3-one