Assessing the effect of compounds from plantar foot sweat, nesting material, and urine on social behavior in male mice, Mus musculus.

Assessing the effect of compounds from plantar foot sweat, nesting material, and urine on social behavior in male mice, Mus musculus.

Home cage aggression causes poor welfare in male laboratory mice and reduces data quality. One of the few proven strategies to reduce aggression involves preserving used nesting material at cage change. Volatile organic compounds from the nesting material and several body fluids not only correlate w...

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Main Authors: Amanda J Barabas, Helena A Soini, Milos V Novotny, Jeffrey R Lucas, Marisa A Erasmus, Heng-Wei Cheng, Rupert Palme, Brianna N Gaskill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276844

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276844

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