Title: | Human (Homo sapiens) responses to the pig (Sus scrofa) sex pheromone 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one |
Author(s): | Filsinger EE; Braun JJ; Monte WC; Linder DE; |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0735-7036 (Print) 0021-9940 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Previous studies have suggested that the pig sex pheromone 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one may function as a human sex pheromone. Two hundred male and female college students were assigned to one of four odor conditions (androstenone, methyl anthranilate, skatole, and a no-odor control) and were asked to rate photographs of a male stimulus and to rate their own mood in the presence of each odorant. There was a significant overall sex by treatment condition interaction. Men in the androstenone condition rated the stimulus male as more passive, and women in the androstenone condition rated themselves as less sexy; these effects were specific to the androstenone condition" |
Keywords: | Adult Androstenes/*pharmacology Animals Female Humans Libido/*drug effects Male *Pheromones Sex Factors *Swine; |
Notes: | "MedlineFilsinger, E E Braun, J J Monte, W C Linder, D E eng 1984/06/01 J Comp Psychol. 1984 Jun; 98(2):219-22" |