Human pheromone detection by the vomeronasal organ: Unnecessary for mate selection?

Chemical Senses

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 529-531

  Mast, Thomas G ^a   Samuelsen, Chad L ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Human; Pheromone; Vomeronasal

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; PHEROMONE; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL 2;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MATE CHOICE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY EVALUATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ADULT; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; PHEROMONES, HUMAN; TRPC CATION CHANNELS; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 67449105567     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjp030     Document Type: Article

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