A male pheromone that improves the quality of the oogenic germline
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2015576119
Abstract: Significance Aging animals, particularly females, suffer from diminished reproductive ability, likely due to high costs of germline maintenance. Potential remedies may be found in signals exchanged by members of opposite sexes to promote reproductive success.… read more here.
Keywords: germline; male pheromone; improves quality; pheromone improves ... See more keywords
A C. elegans male pheromone feminizes germline gene expression in hermaphrodites and imposes life-history costs.
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msad119
Abstract: Abstract Sex pheromones not only improve the reproductive success of the recipients, but also impose costs, such as a reduced life span. The underlying mechanisms largely remain to be elucidated. Here, we show that even… read more here.
Keywords: elegans male; male pheromone; life; feminizes germline ... See more keywords