title: [The human vomeronasal organ].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Universität Dresden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knecht
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Witt
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abolmaali
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Hüttenbrink
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hummel
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D010675:Pheromones