Ligands of urinary lipocalins from the mouse: Uptake of environmentally derived chemicals

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1127-1140

  Robertson, Duncan ^a   Hurst, Jane ^c,d   Hubbard, Simon ^a   Gaskell, Simon J ^b   Beynon, Robert ^a  

^a Department of Biomolecular Sciences ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Major urinary protein; Menadione; Mouse; Olfactory communication; Scent marking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031854279     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022434300449     Document Type: Article

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