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Abstract
The volatile components of urine from lions were investigated using GC-MS headspace techniques. Fifty-five compounds were found in the urine samples. Seven potential species-identifying compounds were found. Male lion scent marks overlapped significantly more in compound composition with other males than they did with female marks. A similar relationship was not found for the females. Males had a significantly higher absolute content of 2-butanone in their urine than females, and females had a significantly higher relative content of acetone than males. Samples from 13/16 individual lions overlapped more within the individual than they did with samples from the other individuals, but only seven significantly so.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10321819 DOI: 10.1093/chemse/24.2.179
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Senses ISSN: 0379-864X Impact factor: 3.160