The mother rat's vomeronasal organ is involved in detection of dodecyl propionate, the pup's preputial gland pheromone

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 427-436

  Brouette Lahlou, Isabelle ^a   Godinot, Florette ^a   Vernet Maury, Evelyne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

A high molecular weight compound; Dodecyl propionate; Maternal anogenital licking; Olfactory mucosa; Pheromone; Pup's preputial glands secretion; Vomeronasal organ

Indexed keywords

DODECYL PROPIONATE; PHEROMONE; PROPIONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LICKING; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREPUTIAL GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGERY; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0032944085     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00334-5     Document Type: Article

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