Vandenbergh effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The induction of early menarche in prepubescent mice due to exposure to the urine of a mature dominant male mouse.

Word forms

Vandenbergh effect

Etymology

Reported by J. G. Vandenbergh et al. in 1975.

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