Gender-specific olfactory sensitization: Hormonal and cognitive influences

Chemical Senses

Volumn 30 SUPPL. 1, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Diamond, Jeanmarie ^a   Dalton, Pamela ^a   Doolittle, Nadine ^a   Breslin, Paul A S ^a  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Induction; Odors; Sensitivity; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL; BENZALDEHYDE; PENTYL ACETATE; SACCHARIN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMELLING; TASTE ACUITY;

ADULT; BENZALDEHYDES; COGNITION; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHARIN; SEX FACTORS; SMELL; TASTE THRESHOLD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644554210     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjh195     Document Type: Conference Paper

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