Achiraman S, Archunan G
Department of Animal Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli-620 024, India.
Indian J Exp Biol. 2002 Sep;40(9):1077-8.
Urinary proteins play a significant role as pheromones and pheromone-binders in mammalian reproduction and social behaviour. The present study was carried out to quantify the urinary proteins in five different mammalian species viz mouse, rat, rabbit, bovine and human. The results revealed that the male rodents excrete large amounts of urinary protein as compared to that of other mammals. In addition, the male mammals excrete a higher quantity of protein than do the females., suggesting the role of androgens in excretion of protein. The presence of higher concentration of urinary proteins in rodents suggests that the rodents depend more on urinary proteins for olfactory/social communication.
尿液蛋白质在哺乳动物的繁殖和社会行为中作为信息素和信息素结合物发挥着重要作用。本研究旨在对五种不同的哺乳动物，即小鼠、大鼠、兔子、牛和人类的尿液蛋白质进行定量分析。结果显示，与其他哺乳动物相比，雄性啮齿动物排泄的尿液蛋白质数量更多。此外，雄性哺乳动物排泄的蛋白质数量高于雌性，这表明雄激素在蛋白质排泄中发挥了作用。啮齿动物尿液中蛋白质浓度较高，这表明它们在嗅觉/社会交流中对尿液蛋白质的依赖程度更高。
