1-Iodo-2 methylundecane [1I2MU]: An estrogen-dependent urinary sex pheromone of female mice

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 345-353

  Achiraman, Shanmugam ^a   Archunan, Govindaraju ^a   Ponmanickam, Ponnirul ^a   Rameshkumar, Kamatchi ^b   Kannan, Soundrapandian ^c   John, George ^d  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b RAJAH SERFOJI GOVERNMENT COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

^c BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Department of Zoology   (India)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Estrous cycle; Pheromone; Sex attraction; Urine

Indexed keywords

1 IODO 2 METHYLUNDECANE; 1-IODO-2 METHYLUNDECANE; ALKANE; ESTROGEN; IODINATED HYDROCARBON; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GROOMING; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINE;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GROOMING; HYDROCARBONS, IODINATED; MALE; MICE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

MUS;

EID: 77954534385     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.01.027     Document Type: Article

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