Influence of HLA on human partnership and sexual satisfaction

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Kromer, J ^a   Hummel, T ^a   Pietrowski, D ^a   Giani, A S ^b   Sauter, J ^b   Ehninger, G ^a   Schmidt, A H ^b   Croy, I ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b DKMS German Bone Marrow Donor Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMELLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMELL;

EID: 84985032070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep32550     Document Type: Article

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