Variations of equine urinary volatile compounds during the oestrous cycle

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 437-446

  Ma, W ^a   Klemm, W R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Chromatography; Horse; Oestrus; Olfactory; Pheromone; Smell; Urine

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORSE; MALE; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; ODORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0031205513     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005859419574     Document Type: Article

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