Wake up and smell the conspecific!

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 463-465

  Holy, Timothy E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MATING; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; SENSORY STIMULATION; SHORT SURVEY; SMELLING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0041925208     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(03)00232-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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