Pregnant mice block out unwelcome admirers to protect their pups
Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 18:14
in Health & Medicine
Mouse mothers-to-be have a remarkable way to protect their unborn pups. Because the smell of a strange male's urine can cause miscarriage and reactivate the ovulatory cycle, pregnant mice prevent the action of such olfactory stimuli by blocking their smell. read more