Theriogenology
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 345-353 , August 2010

1–Iodo-2 methylundecane [1I2MU]: An estrogen-dependent urinary sex pheromone of female mice

  • Shanmugam Achiraman

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Pheromone Technology, Department of Animal Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India
    • Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India
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  • Govindaraju Archunan

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Pheromone Technology, Department of Animal Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: 91-431-2407040; Fax: 91-431-2407045
    • ,
  • Ponnirul Ponmanickam

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Pheromone Technology, Department of Animal Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India
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  • Kamatchi Rameshkumar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Zoology, Rajah Serfoji College, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India
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  • Soundrapandian Kannan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
    • ,
  • George John

      Affiliations

    • Department of Zoology, E.V.R Periyar College of Arts and Science, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India

Received 19 September 2008 ,Revised 17 January 2010 ,Accepted 26 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.01.027

Theriogenology
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 345-353 , August 2010

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