Hormone 'Erases' Male Smell for Female Mice
Sunday, May 31, 2015 - 03:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found that state-specific odor "blindness" exists in female mice, who cannot sense the odor of male mice when in diestrus, the period of sexual inactivity during the reproductive cycle, pointing to new avenues for studying senses and behavior.