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Behav Neural Biol

Title:		Maternal pheromone in Rattus norvegicus
Author(s):		Clegg F; Williams DI;
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Journal Title:		Behav Neural Biol
Year:		1983
Volume:		37
Issue:		2
Page Number:		223 - 236
DOI:		10.1016/s0163-1047(83)91235-9
ISSN/ISBN:		0163-1047 (Print) 0163-1047 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A replication was undertaken of the finding that rat pups between 14 and 28 days of age will approach an attractant (maternal pheromone) contained in the excrement of lactating female rats. Preweaning pups from three strains of Rattus norvegicus (hooded PVG/C, Wistar, and Sprague-Dawley) were tested under different apparatus conditions, with different stimuli, and with different pretest experience. Despite attempts to maximize the attractant olfactory properties of stimulus material no clear evidence of maternal pheromone could be demonstrated. The use of olfactory cues, and an ability of rat pups to discriminate maternal odor, were shown. But such behavior falls short of that which would merit the use of the term pheromone"
Keywords:		"Animals Diet Feces/*analysis Female *Lactation Pheromones/*analysis Pregnancy Rats/*metabolism Rats, Inbred Strains Smell/*physiology Species Specificity;"
Notes:		"MedlineClegg, F Williams, D I eng Comparative Study 1983/03/01 Behav Neural Biol. 1983 Mar; 37(2):223-36. doi: 10.1016/s0163-1047(83)91235-9"