title: Identification of a ventral scent marking pheromone in the male Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus).
abstract: Sebum from the ventral scent marking gland of the male Mongolian gerbil was fractionated and tested for its ability to elicit behavioral response in a conditioning task and in a stimulus preference situation. The active fraction was identified as phenylacetic acid; both it and a synthetic sample elicited the same behavioral response. Phenylacetic acid appears to be a major pheromone of the male Mongolian gerbil.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000187:drug effects; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010648:Phenylacetates / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010675:Pheromones / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D010648:Phenylacetates; D010675:Pheromones; D012709:Serum Albumin