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Pheromonal regulation of the mouse estrous cycle by a heterogenotypic male.
The Journal of experimental zoology - 1 Apr 1993
Barkley M, DeLeon D D, Weste R
Abstract excerpt
The role of male pheromones in estrous cyclicity was studied in mice selected for different reproductive traits. When females are exposed to males of their own strain, estrous cycles are highly regular in females selected for increased embryo survival (line E). In contrast, cycle regularity is reduced by exposure of line E females to males from a strain characterized by irregular estrous cycles (line CN-). To...
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