Attractiveness of amniotic fluid odor: Evidence of prenatal olfactory learning?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1223-1227

  Varendi, H ^a   Porter, R H ^b   Winberg, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid odor; Newborn; Olfaction; Postnatal behavior; Prenatal learning

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NEWBORN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELLING; SUCKLING;

EID: 0029952965     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb18233.x     Document Type: Article

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