Pheromones, Human - Physiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Pheromone signal transduction in humans: what can be learned from olfactory loss.

30 Aug 2009 Because humans seem to lack neuronal elements in the vomeronasal organ (VNO), many scientists believe that humans are unable to detect pheromones. This view is challenged by the observations that pheromone-like compounds, 4,16-androstadien-3-one ... Read more...

Human axillary odor: are there side-related perceptual differences?

23 Jun 2009 Most studies on perception of human social odors in axillary sweat do not distinguish between samples from the right and left axillae. However, each axilla might not produce identical odor samples due, for instance, to the increased use of one arm ... Read more...

Mammary olfactory signalisation in females and odor processing in neonates: ways evolved by rabbits and humans.

23 Jun 2009 Mammalian females have long been known to release olfactory attraction in their offspring. Mammary odor cues control infant state, attention and directional responses, delay distress responses, stimulate breathing and positive oral actions, and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pheromones, Human - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Pheromone signal transduction in humans: what can be learned from olfactory loss. 30 Aug 2009
• Human axillary odor: are there side-related perceptual differences? 23 Jun 2009
• Mammary olfactory signalisation in females and odor processing in neonates: ways evolved by rabbits and humans. 23 Jun 2009
• The main and the accessory olfactory systems interact in the control of mate recognition and sexual behavior. 23 Jun 2009
• Human pheromone detection by the vomeronasal organ: unnecessary for mate selection? 26 May 2009
• Complementary roles of the main and accessory olfactory systems in mammalian mate recognition. 30 Dec 2008
• The evolution of pheromonal communication. 9 Oct 2008
• Functional neuronal processing of body odors differs from that of similar common odors. 10 Oct 2007
• Smell and taste on a high: symposium on chemical senses: from genes to perception. 23 May 2007
• Smelling a single component of male sweat alters levels of cortisol in women. 5 Feb 2007
• Human pheromones. 30 Oct 2006
• The human brain is a detector of chemosensorily transmitted HLA-class I-similarity in same- and opposite-sex relations. 20 Feb 2006
• [Progress in the olfactory system] 30 Dec 2005
• [Recent clinical trends in smell disorder] 30 Jul 2005
• What is a pheromone? Mammalian pheromones reconsidered. 31 May 2005
• Human pheromones and sexual attraction. 30 Jan 2005
• Facts, fallacies, fears, and frustrations with human pheromones. 30 Oct 2004

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Technical information about 'Pheromones, Human'

Definition: Chemical substances excreted by humans that elicit behavior or physiological responses from other humans. Perception of these chemical signals may be olfactory or by contact.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D049049

Alternative terms: Pheromones, Human; Human Chemosignals; Chemosignals, Human; Human Pheromones;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; deficiency; diagnostic use; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D23.641.399;

History Note: 2005