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The activity change during puberty suggests that humans communicate through odors. [4] Several axillary steroids have been described as possible human pheromones: androstadienol, androstadienone, androstenone, androstenol, and androsterone. Androstenol is the putative female pheromone. [5]
Orthologous receptors exist in humans providing, the authors propose, evidence for a mechanism of human pheromone detection. [69] Although there are disputes about the mechanisms by which pheromones function, there is evidence that pheromones do affect humans. [70]
Pheromones are chemical messengers produced and emitted by the body that contribute significantly to interpersonal attraction. [8] The two types of pheromones include signal and primer, each playing a distinct role in human behavior. Signal pheromones act as attractants and repellents; they are classified short-term behavioral pheromones.
Sebaceous glands line the human skin while apocrine glands are located around body hairs. [1] Compared to other primates, humans have extensive axillary hair and have many odor producing sources, in particular many apocrine glands. [18] In humans, the apocrine glands have the ability to secrete pheromones. These steroid compounds are produced ...
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Sex pheromones are pheromones released by an organism to attract an individual of the same species, encourage them to mate with them, or perform some other function closely related with sexual reproduction. Sex pheromones specifically focus on indicating females for breeding, attracting the opposite sex, and conveying information on species ...
A pheromone (from Greek phero "to bear" + hormone from Greek – "impetus") is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species. Pheromones are chemicals capable of acting outside the body of the secreting individual to impact the behavior of the receiving individual. [5]
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