The human vomeronasal organ;Das vomeronasale organ des menschen

Laryngo- Rhino- Otologie

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 743-749

  Polzehl, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Function; Human vomeronasal system; Jacobson's organ; Occurrence; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMORECEPTOR; DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; HUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHEMORECEPTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHEROMONES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0036811309     PISSN: 09358943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35008     Document Type: Article

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