title: On the scent of sexual attraction.
abstract: A study in the current issue of BMC Biology has identified a mouse major urinary protein as a pheromone that attracts female mice to male urine marks and induces a learned attraction to the volatile urinary odor of the producer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Medical School, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK. p.brennan@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004193:Discrimination Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009812:Odorants; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000652:urine*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D012724:Sex Attractants