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Comparative Investigation of the Volatile Urinary Profiles in Different Phodopus Hamster Species

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Stir bar sorptive extraction method was used for investigation of the urinary volatile profiles in male and female Phodopus campbelli and Phodopus sungorus hamsters. Additionally, female Phodopus roborowsky urinary profiles were characterized. A quantitative analytical approach allowed comparisons of 17 selected compounds in urine. Results showed that campbelli and sungorus species show similar urinary volatile profiles for males and females. Differences appeared only in concentrations. Several unique compounds, such as pyrazine derivatives, were found to be gender- and age-specific. P. roborowsky females exhibited a completely different urinary volatile profile from campbelli and sungorus females, featuring a unique set of substituted quinoxalines.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Mr. Kevin E. Bruce for his help in preparation of the manuscript. This work was supported by a grant no. DC 24 180 from National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, and partially by a grant no. RFBR 04-04-49190a to Nina Y. Vasilieva from the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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  1. Institute for Pheromone Research and Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA

    Helena A. Soini, Donald Wiesler & Milos V. Novotny

  2. Institute of Zoology, Animal Physiology, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

    Raimund Apfelbach & Patricia König

  3. Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, 117071, Moscow, Russia

    Nina Y. Vasilieva

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Soini, H.A., Wiesler, D., Apfelbach, R. et al. Comparative Investigation of the Volatile Urinary Profiles in Different Phodopus Hamster Species. J Chem Ecol 31, 1125–1143 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-005-4252-2

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