Androgen induces production of male effect pheromone in female goats

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 829-834

  Kakuma, Yoshie ^a,c   Ichimaru, Toru ^a   Yonezawa, Tomohiro ^a   Momozawa, Yukihide ^a   Hashizume, Chie ^a   Iwata, Eri ^a   Kikusui, Takefumi ^a   Takeuchi, Yukari ^a   Ohkura, Satoshi ^b   Okamura, Hiroaki ^b   Mori, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT); Goat; Male effect; Pheromone; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; SEX PHEROMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GOAT; MALE; METABOLISM; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKIN;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GOATS; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SKIN; TESTOSTERONE;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 34250890384     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.19013     Document Type: Article

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