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BMC Biol

Title:		On the scent of sexual attraction
Author(s):		Brennan PA;
Address:		"Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Medical School, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK. p.brennan@bristol.ac.uk"
Journal Title:		BMC Biol
Year:		2010
Volume:		20100603
Issue:
Page Number:		71 -
DOI:		10.1186/1741-7007-8-71
ISSN/ISBN:		1741-7007 (Electronic) 1741-7007 (Linking)
Abstract:		A study in the current issue of BMC Biology has identified a mouse major urinary protein as a pheromone that attracts female mice to male urine marks and induces a learned attraction to the volatile urinary odor of the producer
Keywords:		"Animals Discrimination Learning/*physiology Female Male Mice *Odorants Sex Attractants/*urine Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineBrennan, Peter A eng Comment England 2010/05/28 BMC Biol. 2010 Jun 3; 8:71. doi: 10.1186/1741-7007-8-71"