Two predominant MUPs, OBP3 and MUP13, are male pheromones in rats

In rats, urine-borne male pheromones comprise organic volatile compounds and major urinary proteins (MUPs). A number of volatile pheromones have been reported, but no MUP pheromones have been identified in rat...

Source: Frontiers in Zoology - February 23, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Xiao Guo, Huifen Guo, Lei Zhao, Yao-Hua Zhang and Jian-Xu Zhang Tags: Research Source Type: research