Olfactory sensitivity in CD-1 mice for the sperm-attractant odorant bourgeonal and some of its structural analogues
Using a conditioning paradigm and an automated olfactometer, I investigated the olfactory sensitivity of five CD-1 mice for seven aromatic aldehydes. With two of the stimuli (3-phenylpropanal and canthoxal), the animals discriminated concentrations as low as 10 ppb (parts per billion) from the odorl...
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Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi
2010
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-56813 |