Sexual rejection via a vomeronasal receptor-triggered limbic circuit

Autor: Takuya Osakada, Kentaro K. Ishii, Hiromi Mori, Ryo Eguchi, David M. Ferrero, Yoshihiro Yoshihara, Stephen D. Liberles, Kazunari Miyamichi, Kazushige Touhara
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07003-5
Popis: Sex pheromones that increase mating have been reported across a number of different species, yet there is little known about pheromones that suppress female mating drive. This study reports that juvenile female mice release a pheromone, ESP22, which suppresses sexual receptivity of adult female mice by evoking a robust rejection behavior upon male mounting.
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