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Science 9 February 1979:
Vol. 203. no. 4380, pp. 559 - 561
DOI: 10.1126/science.569903
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Science, Vol 203, Issue 4380, 559-561
Copyright © 1979 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Sex pheromone in the dog

M Goodwin, KM Gooding, and F Regnier

Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate has been identified in the vaginal secretions of female dogs in estrus. When small amounts of this compound were applied to the vulvas of anestrous or spayed females, males placed with these females became sexually aroused and attempted to mount them.


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