| First Author | Ninomiya K | Year | 1995 |
| Journal | Physiol Behav | Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 1 | Pages | 191-4 |
| PubMed ID | 7667420 | Mgi Jnum | J:29624 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:77150 | Doi | 10.1016/0031-9384(94)00374-e |
| Citation | Ninomiya K, et al. (1995) Removal of the preputial glands alters the individual odors of male MHC-congenic mice and the preferences of females for these odors. Physiol Behav 58(1):191-4 |
| abstractText | Inbred mice of MHC-congenic strains prefer to mate with mice of different MHC types. Mate selection based on MHC-type occurs through the urinary odors specific to each MHC-congenic mouse strain. Both urine and preputial gland odors of male mice have been postulated to act as female attractants and the present study examined the attraction of MHC-congenic female mice (C57BL/6J and B6-AKR.H-2k) to the urine and preputial gland odors of males. Females of both strains showed a greater attraction to the urine odors of intact males of the other MHC type, but did not show a preference for the urine odors of these males after their preputial glands were removed. There was, however, a preference for the preputial fluid of males of the other MHC type. These results indicate that the MHC-specific urinary odors of mice may arise from the preputial glands, and that it is the MHC-specific preputial gland odors of MHC-conspecific males that are used for mate selection by females. |
