title: [Effect of volatile excretions induced with thymus-dependent antigen in female mice on the behavioural responses of males].
abstract: It was found that thymus-dependent antigen sheep red blood cells in the optimal immunogenic dose (1 x 10(8) cells/mouse) induced in female mice of CBA and B6 strain secretion of attractive urinary volatile components (VCs), and in the supraoptimal dose (1 x 10(9) cells/mouse)--aversive VCs for intact males CBA strain. In a direct comparison of the properties ofVCs-immunized mice of CBA and B6, a modification of the effect of constitutive chemosignalling: disturbance of ability of females VCs to attract allogeneic males, was observed. The role of thymus-dependent antigen dose and sex of animals in the mechanism of generation of antigen-induced chemosignals is discussed.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Sharetskiĭ
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Surinov
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Abramova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012756:Sheep; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D014556:Urine
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D012724:Sex Attractants