On the scent of sexual attraction.
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.
Brennan
Peter A
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Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Medical School, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK. p.brennan@bristol.ac.uk
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*
D012724:Sex Attractants