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Human scent as a first-line defense against disease

Individuals may have a different body odor, when they are sick compared to healthy. In the non-human animal literature, olfactory cues have been shown to predict avoidance of sick individuals. We tested whether the mere experimental activation of the innate immune system in healthy human individuals...

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Autores principales: Gordon, Amy R., Lundström, Johan N., Kimball, Bruce A., Karshikoff, Bianka, Sorjonen, Kimmo, Axelsson, John, Lekander, Mats, Olsson, Mats J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10550911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37794120
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43145-3