Species-specific expression of major urinary proteins in the house mice (Mus musculus musculus and Mus musculus domesticus)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 861-869

  Stopkova R ^a,b   Stopka, P ^a,b   Janotova K ^a,b   Jedelsky P L ^a,b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Gene expression; MUP; Mus; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA;

COMMENSAL; GENE EXPRESSION; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN; RECOGNITION; RNA; RODENT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIGNAL; SUBSPECIES; URINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINURIA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; URINE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINURIA; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; MUS MUSCULUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 33947503033     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9262-9     Document Type: Article

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