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Volatile compounds from the tarsal scent gland of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

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Volatile compounds from the tarsal scent gland of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) were isolated by a precolumn technique and analyzed on a combined gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer. Saturated aldehydes and alcohols were found in both male and female tarsal scent gland.

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Andersson, G., Andersson, K., Brundin, A. et al. Volatile compounds from the tarsal scent gland of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). J Chem Ecol 1, 275–281 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987876

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