Prostaglandin F2α drives female pheromone signaling in cichlids, revealing a basis for evolutionary divergence in olfactory signaling.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214418120
Abstract: Pheromones play essential roles in reproduction in many species. Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) acts as a female reproductive hormone and as a sex pheromone in some species. An olfactory receptor (OR) for PGF2α was recently discovered… read more here.
Keywords: pgf2; prostaglandin drives; pheromone signaling; female pheromone ... See more keywords