Title: | [Effect of volatile excretions induced with thymus-dependent antigen in female mice on the behavioural responses of males] |
Author(s): | Sharetskii AN; Surinov BP; Abramova MR; |
Journal Title: | Ross Fiziol Zh Im I M Sechenova |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0869-8139 (Print) 0869-8139 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "It was found that thymus-dependent antigen sheep red blood cells in the optimal immunogenic dose (1 x 10(8) cells/mouse) induced in female mice of CBA and B6 strain secretion of attractive urinary volatile components (VCs), and in the supraoptimal dose (1 x 10(9) cells/mouse)--aversive VCs for intact males CBA strain. In a direct comparison of the properties ofVCs-immunized mice of CBA and B6, a modification of the effect of constitutive chemosignalling: disturbance of ability of females VCs to attract allogeneic males, was observed. The role of thymus-dependent antigen dose and sex of animals in the mechanism of generation of antigen-induced chemosignals is discussed" |
Keywords: | "Animals Antigens/*immunology/metabolism/pharmacology Erythrocytes/*immunology/metabolism Female Male Mice Mice, Inbred CBA Sex Attractants/*immunology/metabolism *Sex Characteristics Sheep Thymus Gland/*immunology/metabolism *Urine;" |
Notes: | "MedlineSharetskii, A N Surinov, B P Abramova, M R rus Russia (Federation) 2012/03/06 Ross Fiziol Zh Im I M Sechenova. 2011 Dec; 97(12):1355-60" |