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Pheromone binding proteins of the mouse,Mus musculus

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Proteins of the Major Urinary Complex of the adult male mouse (Mus musculus) selectively bind the male pheromones 2-(sec-butyl)thiazoline and dehydro-exo-brevicomin, and concentrate them in urine.

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  1. Istituto di Fisiclogia Umana, Universita di Parma, I-43 100, Parma, (Italy)

    A. Bacchini & A. Cavaggioni

  2. Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica, Universita di Parma, I-43 100, Parma, (Italy)

    E. Gaetani

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Bacchini, A., Gaetani, E. & Cavaggioni, A. Pheromone binding proteins of the mouse,Mus musculus . Experientia 48, 419–421 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923448

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