title: Dynamics of excretion of urinary chemosignals in the house mouse (Mus musculus) during the natural estrous cycle.
abstract: The volatile fraction of urinary metabolites was investigated chromatographically at five different stages of the natural estrous cycle. A very substantial endocrine dependency has been noted for 11 compounds: 4 ketones, 2 acetate esters, 3 dihydrofuran isomers, dehydro-exo-brevicomin, and 2,5-dimethylpyrazine. The compounds were structurally verified through combined gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000652:urine; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004952:Esters / Q000652:urine; D004971:Estrus / Q000652:urine*; D005260:Female; D005663:Furans / Q000652:urine; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007659:Ketones / Q000652:urine; D007774:Lactation / Q000652:urine; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR / Q000652:urine*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D004952:Esters; D005663:Furans; D007659:Ketones; C012219:brevicomin