Abstract:Present study was carried out to determine the chemistry of the Preputial gland (PG) of mature male house rats and its role in sexual and social communication. 50% PG extracts from male rats of different age groups were prepared and tested against house rats of different age groups and sexes. Results revealed that mature females were highly attracted towards and mature males were highly repelled from preputial gland extract of mature male rats for 5 and 2 days respectively. Comparison of gas chromatography lin… Show more
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