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Neuron

Title:		What is a pheromone? Mammalian pheromones reconsidered
Author(s):		Stowers L; Marton TF;
Address:		"Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA. stowers@scripps.edu"
Journal Title:		Neuron
Year:		2005
Volume:		46
Issue:		5
Page Number:		699 - 702
DOI:		10.1016/j.neuron.2005.04.032
ISSN/ISBN:		0896-6273 (Print) 0896-6273 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Pheromone communication is a two-component system: signaling pheromones and receiving sensory neurons. Currently, pheromones remain enigmatic bioactive compounds, as only a few have been identified, but classical bioassays have suggested that they are nonvolatile, activate vomeronasal sensory neurons, and regulate innate social behaviors and neuroendocrine release. Recent discoveries of potential pheromones reveal that they may be more structurally and functionally diverse than previously defined"
Keywords:		"Animals Behavior/*physiology Humans Pheromones/metabolism/*physiology Pheromones, Human/metabolism/physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineStowers, Lisa Marton, Tobias F eng Review 2005/06/01 Neuron. 2005 Jun 2; 46(5):699-702. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.04.032"