Sexual rejection via a vomeronasal receptor-triggered limbic circuit
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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07003-5 |