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Science 28 May 1971:
Vol. 172. no. 3986, pp. 964 - 966
DOI: 10.1126/science.172.3986.964
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Pheromones: Isolation of Male Sex Attractants from a Female Primate

Richard P. Michael 1, E. B. Keverne 1, and R. W. Bonsall 1

1 Primate Behaviour Research Laboratories, Institute of Psychiatry, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, Kent, England

Fractionation of vaginal secretions from rhesus monkeys by partitioning and chromatographic procedures, combined with behavioral studies, demonstrates that short-chain aliphatic acids are responsible for stimulating the sexual behavior of males. Injection of estradiol into ovariectomized females increases the concentration of volatile acids in secretions which will then sexually stimulate these male primates.


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