Human pheromones and sexual attraction

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-142

  Grammer, Karl ^a   Fink, Bernhard ^a   Neave, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human; Mate preferences; Menstrual cycle; Oral contraception; Pheromone; Sexual attraction

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; APOCRINE GLAND; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMELLING;

EID: 11844269169     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.08.010     Document Type: Review

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