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Nervenarzt

Title:		[The human vomeronasal organ]
Author(s):		Knecht M; Witt M; Abolmaali N; Huttenbrink KB; Hummel T;
Address:		"Klinik fur Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Universitat Dresden"
Journal Title:		Nervenarzt
Year:		2003
Volume:		74
Issue:		10
Page Number:		858 - 862
DOI:		10.1007/s00115-003-1573-7
ISSN/ISBN:		0028-2804 (Print) 0028-2804 (Linking)
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"
Keywords:		"Adult Animals Arousal/physiology Electroencephalography Female Gestational Age Humans Infant, Newborn Male Nasal Septum/embryology/innervation *Pheromones Pregnancy Smell/*physiology Vomeronasal Organ/*anatomy & histology/embryology;"
Notes:		"MedlineKnecht, M Witt, M Abolmaali, N Huttenbrink, K B Hummel, T ger English Abstract Review Germany 2003/10/11 Nervenarzt. 2003 Oct; 74(10):858-62. doi: 10.1007/s00115-003-1573-7"