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Title:		Identification of a ventral scent marking pheromone in the male Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)
Author(s):		Thiessen DD; Regnier FE; Rice M; Goodwin M; Isaacks N; Lawson N;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1974
Volume:		184
Issue:		4132
Page Number:		83 - 85
DOI:		10.1126/science.184.4132.83
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		Sebum from the ventral scent marking gland of the male Mongolian gerbil was fractionated and tested for its ability to elicit behavioral response in a conditioning task and in a stimulus preference situation. The active fraction was identified as phenylacetic acid; both it and a synthetic sample elicited the same behavioral response. Phenylacetic acid appears to be a major pheromone of the male Mongolian gerbil
Keywords:		"Animals Behavior, Animal/*drug effects Chromatography, Thin Layer Conditioning, Operant/drug effects Exploratory Behavior/drug effects Gerbillinae/*physiology Male Phenylacetates/*isolation & purification/pharmacology Pheromones/*isolation & purification/;"
Notes:		"MedlineThiessen, D D Regnier, F E Rice, M Goodwin, M Isaacks, N Lawson, N eng 1974/04/05 Science. 1974 Apr 5; 184(4132):83-5. doi: 10.1126/science.184.4132.83"