Characterization of urinary volatiles in Swiss male mice (Mus musculus): Bioassay of identified compounds

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 679-686

  Achiraman, S ^a   Archunan, G ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography linked mass spectrometry; Mice; Pheromonal identification; Sex attraction; Urine

Indexed keywords

1 IODOUNDECANE; 3 CYCLOHEXENE 1 METHANOL; 3 ETHYL 2,7 DIMETHYLOCTANE; 4 ETHYLPHENOL; ALCOHOL; ALKANE; AMITROLE; BREVICOMIN; DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANOL DERIVATIVE; OCTANE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNDECANOIC ACID;

URINE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; URINALYSIS; URINE;

ANIMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS;

EID: 0036952744     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02708376     Document Type: Article

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