Volatile signals during pregnancy

Vitamins and Hormones

Volumn 83, Issue C, 2010, Pages 289-304

  Vaglio, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; DHS; Fetal olfactory learning; GC MS; Human pheromones; Mother recognition; Mother infant interactions; Offspring identification; SPME; Volatile compounds

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; BOOK; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; SMELLING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; ODORS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; PHEROMONES; PHEROMONES, HUMAN; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77956427259     PISSN: 00836729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0083-6729(10)83012-2     Document Type: Book

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