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Author Correction: Female mouse tears contain an anti-aggression pheromone.

ABSTRACT: An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

SUBMITTER: Cavaliere RM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7655806 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Author Correction: Female mouse tears contain an anti-aggression pheromone.

Cavaliere Rosa Maria RM Silvotti Lucia L Percudani Riccardo R Tirindelli Roberto R

Scientific reports 20201110 1

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. ...[more]

PMID: 33173117

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