Increased squalene concentrations in the clitoral gland during the estrous cycle in rats: An estrus-indicating scent mark?

Theriogenology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1676-1683

  Achiraman, Shanmugam ^a   Archunan, Govindaraju ^a   Abirami, Bethunaicken ^a   Kokilavani, Palanivel ^a   Suriyakalaa, Udhayaraj ^a   SankarGanesh, Devaraj ^a   Kamalakkannan, Soundararajan ^a   Kannan, Soundarapandian ^b   Habara, Yoshiaki ^c   Sankar, Ramaiyan ^d  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Clitoral gland; Estrous cycle; Pheromone; Rat; Squalene

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE; SQUALENE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLITORIS; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GROOMING; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; VOMERONASAL ORGAN; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CLITORIS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GROOMING; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SQUALENE; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

RATTUS;

EID: 80655127678     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.06.033     Document Type: Article

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