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A Century-Old Mystery in Cat Kidneys May Finally Have an Answer
AI KEY TAKEAWAYS (TL;DR)
- Lipid droplets in the kidneys may help cats maintain a consistent chemical “scent identity
- ” Scent marks can linger long after an animal has moved on, allowing urine and other chemical signals to carry information across both distance and time
- Yet the molecules responsible for odor do not remain unchanged
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Lipid droplets in the kidneys may help cats maintain a consistent chemical “scent identity.” Scent marks can linger long after an animal has moved on, allowing urine and other chemical signals to carry information across both distance and time. Yet the molecules responsible for odor do not remain unchanged. They evaporate, break down, and shift [...]
