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Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1952.tb10971.x
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , citation , computer science , information retrieval , psychology , library science , programming language
Pheromones play a significant role in controlling both behaviour and physiology of mammals. Rodents, being largely nocturnal and often moving through dense cover, rely heavily on the species-specific chemical signals to attract mates, warn rivals, and navigation and control the sexual development of the colony (Robertson et al., 1993; van den Hurk, 2007). The reliance placed upon these pheromones by rodents that through carefiil manipulation it may be able to develop powerful and species-specific approach for managing rodent populations (Watkins and Price, 2002). Hence, the present investigation was aimed to explore the pheromonal role of preputial gland by identification, characterization of pheromones and pheromone carrying protein, and to elucidate the olfactory pathway. This work was carried out in the laboratory rat, Rattus norvegicus, as a model for wild rats.