[The human vomeronasal organ].
Odors influence human behavior. The perception of so-called pheromones is frequently mentioned in the context of a functional vomeronasal organ. Vomeronasal ducts can be detected in approximately half of the population. Its functionality, still a matter of debate, seems to be unlikely, at least after birth. It is easily conceivable that pheromone-induced changes in behavior are mediated through receptors in the human olfactory epithelium.
Knecht
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Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Universität Dresden.
Witt
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Abolmaali
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Hüttenbrink
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Hummel
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000196:embryology / Q000294:innervation; D010675:Pheromones; D011247:Pregnancy; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*; D019147:Vomeronasal Organ / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000196:embryology
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