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Chem Senses

Title:		Human pheromone detection by the vomeronasal organ: unnecessary for mate selection?
Author(s):		Mast TG; Samuelsen CL;
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Journal Title:		Chem Senses
Year:		2009
Volume:		20090528
Issue:		6
Page Number:		529 - 531
DOI:		10.1093/chemse/bjp030
ISSN/ISBN:		1464-3553 (Electronic) 0379-864X (Print) 0379-864X (Linking)
Abstract:		"Recently, Foltan and Sedy proposed a hypothesis stating that the adult human VNO is integral to the prevention of inappropriate mate selection. In this commentary, we address the authors' assumption that humans have a functional VNO, that pheromones are detected exclusively by the VNO, and that human pheromones are responsible for negative stimuli during mate selection. After examining the published literature on human vomeronasal function, we argue that their hypothesis is critically flawed. We offer a brief review of the adult human VNO in support of our argument"
Keywords:		"Adult Humans Marriage Pheromones, Human/*physiology TRPC Cation Channels/metabolism Vomeronasal Organ/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineMast, Thomas G Samuelsen, Chad L eng DC 00044/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/ DC 005813/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/ Letter Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural England 2009/05/30 Chem Senses. 2009 Jul; 34(6):529-31. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjp030. Epub 2009 May 28"