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J Reprod Fertil

Title:		"Effect of density, duration of grouping and age of urine stimulus on the puberty delay pheromone in female mice"
Author(s):		Coppola DM; Vandenbergh JG;
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Journal Title:		J Reprod Fertil
Year:		1985
Volume:		73
Issue:		2
Page Number:		517 - 522
DOI:		10.1530/jrf.0.0730517
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-4251 (Print) 0022-4251 (Linking)
Abstract:		The ability of urine from female mice to delay puberty in test females was directly related to the density and duration of grouping of females. When females were removed from group housing their urine lost its ability to delay puberty within 10 days. No interactive effects were observed between duration and density of grouping on the onset of pheromone release after grouping or on the persistence of pheromone release after re-isolation. Urine from grouped females lost its ability to delay puberty in test females after 7 days of exposure to air
Keywords:		"Animals Female Mice Mice, Inbred Strains Pheromones/metabolism/*physiology *Sexual Maturation *Social Environment Time Factors Urine/metabolism;"
Notes:		"MedlineCoppola, D M Vandenbergh, J G eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. England 1985/03/01 J Reprod Fertil. 1985 Mar; 73(2):517-22. doi: 10.1530/jrf.0.0730517"