Vandenbergh effect

Vandenbergh effect

The Vendenbergh effect is a phenomenon reported in 1969, in which an early induction of the first estrous cycle in prepubertal female mice as a result of exposure to the pheromone-laden urine of a sexually mature (dominant) male mouse.

See also

* Bruce effect
* Whitten effect

References

# Vandenbergh JG. Male odor accelerates female sexual maturation in mice. Endocrinology. 1969 Mar;84(3):658-60. PMID: 5812988
# Lombardi JR, Vandenbergh JG. Pheromonally induced sexual maturation in females: regulation by the social environment of the male. Science. 1977 Apr 29;196(4289):545-6.


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