The Level of Major Urinary Proteins is Socially Regulated in Wild Mus musculus musculus

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 647-656

  Janotova, Katerina ^a   Stopka, Pavel ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

(SDS PAGE); Chemical communication; House mouse; Major urinary protein (MUP); Mus musculus musculus; Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; Social modulation

Indexed keywords

MAJOR URINARY PROTEINS; PROTEIN;

CHEMICAL CUE; ELECTROKINESIS; POLYMORPHISM; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; URINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; PROTEINS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; UP-REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 79958209683     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-011-9966-8     Document Type: Article

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