Changes in the odor quality of androstadienone during exposure-induced sensitization

Chemical Senses

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-8

  Jacob, Tim J C ^a   Wang, Liwei ^a   Jaffer, Sajjida ^a   McPhee, Sara ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Odor; Olfaction; Olfactory; Pheromone; Smell

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTA 4,16 DIEN 3 ONE; PHEROMONE; STEROID; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SECRETION; SENSITIZATION; SIGNAL DETECTION; SMELLING; SWEAT;

ADULT; ANDROSTADIENES; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL;

EID: 30344483942     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bji073     Document Type: Article

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