Paternally inherited HLA alleles are associated with women's choice of male odor

Nature Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 175-179

  Jacob, Suma ^a   McClintock, Martha K ^a   Zelano, Bethanne ^a   Ober, Carole ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FATHER; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; ODORS; PATERNITY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMELL;

ANIMALIA; LONCHOCARPUS GLAUCIFOLIUS;

EID: 0036479025     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng830     Document Type: Article

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