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Title:		Androgen control of territorial marking in the Mongolian gerbil
Author(s):		Thiessen DD; Friend HC; Lindzey G;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1968
Volume:		160
Issue:		3826
Page Number:		432 - 434
DOI:		10.1126/science.160.3826.432
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Gerbils mark objects with the secretion of a midventral sebaceous gland. Both the behavior and the gland integrity are under androgen control, as indicated by castration and replacement with testosterone propionate. The integrity of the gland seems less important for marking than an influence on the central nervous system, although the gland can be used as an external measure of androgen levels. It is possible that the secretion acts as a pheromone to signal territorial possession"
Keywords:		"Androgens/*physiology Animals *Behavior, Animal Castration Gerbillinae/*physiology Male Pheromones/*physiology Sebaceous Glands/metabolism *Territoriality Testosterone/*pharmacology;"
Notes:		"MedlineThiessen, D D Friend, H C Lindzey, G eng 1968/04/26 Science. 1968 Apr 26; 160(3826):432-4. doi: 10.1126/science.160.3826.432"