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J Reprod Fertil

Title:		Effect of period of grouping of donors and duration of stimulus exposure on delay of puberty in female mice by a urinary chemosignal from grouped females
Author(s):		Drickamer LC;
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Journal Title:		J Reprod Fertil
Year:		1983
Volume:		69
Issue:		2
Page Number:		723 - 727
DOI:		10.1530/jrf.0.0690723
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-4251 (Print) 0022-4251 (Linking)
Abstract:		Females housed at a density of 8 mice/cage had to be grouped for a minimum of about 10 days before their urine was capable of producing delays for first vaginal oestrus in test females comparable to the delays occasioned by treatment with urine from females grouped for 30 days or longer. Young test females had to receive a minimum daily exposure of 1-2 h to the chemosignal to produce the complete delay of puberty
Keywords:		"Animals Female Mice Mice, Inbred ICR Pheromones/*physiology/urine Population Density *Sexual Maturation *Social Environment Time Factors;"
Notes:		"MedlineDrickamer, L C eng HD-08585/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. England 1983/11/01 J Reprod Fertil. 1983 Nov; 69(2):723-7. doi: 10.1530/jrf.0.0690723"