Comparative analysis of volatile constituents from mice and their urine

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1333-1346

  Röck, Frank ^a   Mueller, Sven ^a   Weimar, Udo ^a   Rammensee, Hans Georg ^a   Overath, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aliphatic aldehydes; Mouse body scent; Odor composition; Odorant; Odorant receptor; Urine volatiles

Indexed keywords

RODENT; URINE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; MALE; MOUSE; URINE; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; URINE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 33745149015     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9091-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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