Female scent accelerates growth of juvenile male mice
Abstract Exposing female house mice (Mus musculus) to male urinary scent accelerates their sexual development (Vandenbergh effect). Here, we tested whether exposing juvenile male mice to females’ urine similarly influences male growth and size of their sexual organs. We exposed three-week old male h...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-05-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34548-3 |