Untrained mice discriminate MHC-determined odors.

doi:10.1016/s0031-9384(98)00052-3

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Untrained mice discriminate MHC-determined odors.

Physiology & behavior - 1 Jun 1998

Penn D, Potts W K

Abstract excerpt

Immune recognition occurs when foreign antigens are presented to T-lymphocytes by molecules encoded by the highly polymorphic genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). House mice (Mus musculus) prefer to mate with individuals that have dissimilar MHC genes. Numerous studies indicate th...

Topics

Animals
Discrimination Learning
Discrimination, Psychological
Female
Habituation, Psychophysiologic
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mutation
Smell

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