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Androstenol – a Steroid Derived Odor Activates the Hypothalamus in Women

BACKGROUND: Whether pheromone signaling exists in humans is still a matter of intense discussion. In the present study we tested if smelling of Androstenol, a steroid produced by the human body and reported to affect human behavior, may elicit cerebral activation. A further issue was to evaluate whe...

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Autores principales: Savic, Ivanka, Berglund, Hans
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2822864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20174662
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008651