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Jikken Dobutsu

Title:		[Studies on the pheromonal pregnancy block in the mice. I. Strain differences of mice in pheromonal pregnancy block (author's transl)]
Author(s):		Furudate S; Nakano T;
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Journal Title:		Jikken Dobutsu
Year:		1980
Volume:		29
Issue:		3
Page Number:		341 - 344
DOI:		10.1538/expanim1978.29.3_341
ISSN/ISBN:		0007-5124 (Print) 0007-5124 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Strain differences of mice in the 'Bruce effect' were examined among five inbred strains ; C3H, C57BL/6, BALB/c, CBA and DDY. For mating, 3 virgin adult females were caged together with an adult male at 8 approximately 20 weeks of age, and checked daily for copulation for a maximum of 10 days. The females were removed from the male when the vaginal plug was found, and housed with strange or alien males for 8 or 15 days. The 'Bruce effect' was evident in C3H, BALB/c, CBA and DDY strains having high percentages of blocked pregnancies on alien males. In contrast, C57BL/6 strain showed no such effect. Based on these findings, it was concluded that 'Bruce effect' caused by alien male pheromone showed strain differences among different strains of mice"
Keywords:		"Animals Female Male Mice/*physiology Mice, Inbred Strains/physiology Pheromones/*physiology Pregnancy *Pregnancy, Animal Species Specificity;"
Notes:		"MedlineFurudate, S Nakano, T jpn English Abstract Japan 1980/07/01 Jikken Dobutsu. 1980 Jul; 29(3):341-4. doi: 10.1538/expanim1978.29.3_341"