Neurogenesis in adult brain stimulated by darcin

Posted on: 7 December 2015 in 2015

The male sex pheromone darcin stimulates hippocampal neurogenesis and cell proliferation in the sub ventricular zone in female mice.

Hoffman E, Pickavance L, Thippeswamy T, Beynon RJ & Hurst JL (2015) The male sex pheromone darcin stimulates hippocampal neurogenesis and cell proliferation in the sub ventricular zone in female mice. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 9:106. doi 10.3389/fnbeah.2015.00106