AN OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION OF CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME IN SOLOMON ISLANDS, 2013



Lacrimal gland removal impairs sexual behavior in mice

Exocrine gland-secreting peptides (ESPs) are a protein family involved in the pheromonal communication of rodents.ESP1 is a lacrimal peptide synthesized by the extraorbital glands of males of specific mouse strains that modulates the sexual behavior in females.Reportedly, BALB/c males, that produce high level of ESP1 in the tear fluid, were shown t

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