Human pheromones: Integrating neuroendocrinology and ethology

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 309-321

  Kohl, J V ^a   Atzmueller, M ^a   Fink, B ^a   Grammer, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Human ethology; Human sexuality; Mate choice; Olfaction; Pheromones, odor; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; SEX PHEROMONE;

BEHAVIOR; ETHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELLING; VISUAL STIMULATION; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0034761812     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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