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Physiol Behav

Title:		Removal of the preputial glands alters the individual odors of male MHC-congenic mice and the preferences of females for these odors
Author(s):		Ninomiya K; Brown RE;
Address:		"Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada"
Journal Title:		Physiol Behav
Year:		1995
Volume:		58
Issue:		1
Page Number:		191 - 194
DOI:		10.1016/0031-9384(94)00374-e
ISSN/ISBN:		0031-9384 (Print) 0031-9384 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Inbred mice of MHC-congenic strains prefer to mate with mice of different MHC types. Mate selection based on MHC-type occurs through the urinary odors specific to each MHC-congenic mouse strain. Both urine and preputial gland odors of male mice have been postulated to act as female attractants and the present study examined the attraction of MHC-congenic female mice (C57BL/6J and B6-AKR.H-2k) to the urine and preputial gland odors of males. Females of both strains showed a greater attraction to the urine odors of intact males of the other MHC type, but did not show a preference for the urine odors of these males after their preputial glands were removed. There was, however, a preference for the preputial fluid of males of the other MHC type. These results indicate that the MHC-specific urinary odors of mice may arise from the preputial glands, and that it is the MHC-specific preputial gland odors of MHC-conspecific males that are used for mate selection by females"
Keywords:		"Animals Exocrine Glands/*physiology Female Major Histocompatibility Complex/*genetics Male Mice Mice, Inbred Strains Sex Attractants/*genetics Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineNinomiya, K Brown, R E eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 1995/07/01 Physiol Behav. 1995 Jul; 58(1):191-4. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(94)00374-e"