The functionality of the human vomeronasal organ (VNO): Evidence for steroid receptors

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-265

  Berliner, D L ^a   Monti Bloch, L ^a   Jennings White, C ^a   Diaz Sanchez, V ^a  

^a Pherin Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE; PROLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOMEROPHERIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0029783032     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(96)00062-3     Document Type: Article

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