Comment on Male Scent May Compromise Biomedical ResearchComments−return012yMaybe this affects only certain kinds of experiments. There is a reason why only male mice are used in experiments and why scents (peppermint) is usually used to denote context.−Balgair12yTo elaborate, male rodents are typically used because they do not go through estrus[0][0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrous_cycle
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Maybe this affects only certain kinds of experiments. There is a reason why only male mice are used in experiments and why scents (peppermint) is usually used to denote context.
To elaborate, male rodents are typically used because they do not go through estrus[0]
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrous_cycle