Identification of sex-associated protein in the preputial gland of house rat (a new insight in rodent pest management)

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 145-152

  Kamalakkannan, S ^a   Achiraman, S ^a   Rajkumar, R ^a   Ramesh Kumar, K ^a   Archunan, G ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carrier protein; Pheromone; Preputial gland; Rattus rattus

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CARRIER PROTEIN; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; SEX PHEROMONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CASTRATION; CLITORIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PREPUTIAL GLAND; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; RODENT CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CLITORIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PENIS; RATS; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33750237459     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: 15882683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.93.2006.2-3.5     Document Type: Article

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