Genetic influences on human body odor: From genes to the axillae

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 344-346

  Preti, George ^a,b   Leyden, James J ^b  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; APOLIPOPROTEIN D;

ABCC11 GENE; APOCRINE GLAND; AXILLARY ODOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MARKER GENE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NOTE; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 75649100921     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2009.396     Document Type: Note

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