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Title:		"[New sex pheromone isolated from the abdominal glands of male newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster]"
Author(s):		Toyoda F; Hayashi H; Ohmiya Y; Tanaka S; Mochida H; Matsuda K; Kikuyama S;
Address:		"Departement de Physiologie, Universite medicale de Nara, Kashihara, Japon"
Journal Title:		C R Seances Soc Biol Fil
Year:		1995
Volume:		189
Issue:		6
Page Number:		1143 - 1148
DOI:
ISSN/ISBN:		0037-9026 (Print) 0037-9026 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Sodefrin, a novel decapeptide which attracts female newts, Cynops pyrrhogaster was isolated from the abdominal gland of the male of the same species. Synthetic sodefrin was tested for its activity with sexually active females and males and sexually inert females. It attracted only sexually active females. The effect of sodefrin was blocked by a bilateral nostril plugging with cotton balls soaked in melted vaseline. Immunoelectronmicroscopic study using antiserum against sodefrin revealed that sodefrin was located mainly in the secretory granules in the epithelial cells of the abdominal gland of the cloaca"
Keywords:		"Abdomen Animals Female Male Oligopeptides/analysis/*isolation & purification/pharmacology Salamandridae/*metabolism Scent Glands/*chemistry Sex Attractants/analysis/*isolation & purification/pharmacology Sexual Behavior, Animal/drug effects;"
Notes:		"MedlineToyoda, F Hayashi, H Ohmiya, Y Tanaka, S Mochida, H Matsuda, K Kikuyama, S fre English Abstract France 1995/01/01 C R Seances Soc Biol Fil. 1995; 189(6):1143-8"