| Title: | Analysis of male aggressive and sexual behavior in mice |
| Address: | "School of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-62703-619-1_23 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1940-6029 (Electronic) 1064-3745 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Pheromone and odor signals play a pivotal role in male mouse reproductive behaviors, such as sexual and aggressive behavior. There are several methods used to assess male behaviors, each of which examines a unique aspect of the biological function of mice. There are two major ways of assessing male aggressive behavior in mice, one is using isolation-induced aggression, and the other is territorial aggression in pair-housed males. To analyze male sexual behavior, a female mouse that is hormone-primed with estradiol and progesterone is usually introduced into a male home range, and mounting, intromission, and ejaculation behaviors are observed for 1 h. Here, we summarize the detailed protocols for assessing male behaviors" |
| Keywords: | "Aggression/*physiology Animals Female Male Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Mice, Inbred C57BL Mice, Inbred DBA Pheromones/*metabolism Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology *Territoriality Vocalization, Animal/*physiology;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineKikusui, Takefumi eng 2013/09/10 Methods Mol Biol. 2013; 1068:307-18. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-619-1_23" |
