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Dev Psychobiol

Title:		Acceleration of puberty in female mice by a urinary chemosignal from pregnant or lactating females: timing and duration of stimulation
Author(s):		Drickamer LC;
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Journal Title:		Dev Psychobiol
Year:		1984
Volume:		17
Issue:		5
Page Number:		451 - 455
DOI:		10.1002/dev.420170503
ISSN/ISBN:		0012-1630 (Print) 0012-1630 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Six experiments were designed to test the acceleration of puberty in young female mice treated with urine from pregnant or lactating females. Manipulations involved varying the age of onset for and duration of treatment with urine. For both urine sources the findings were similar: 1 day of treatment was insufficient to accelerate puberty, but a minimum of about 3 consecutive days of urine exposure begun before the mice were 30 days of age did hasten the onset of first vaginal estrus"
Keywords:		"Age Factors Animals Estrus Female *Lactation Mice Mice, Inbred ICR Pheromones/*urine Pregnancy *Pregnancy, Animal Sex Attractants/*urine *Sexual Maturation;"
Notes:		"MedlineDrickamer, L C eng HD-08585/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. 1984/09/01 Dev Psychobiol. 1984 Sep; 17(5):451-5. doi: 10.1002/dev.420170503"