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Human sex pheromones

Index Human sex pheromones

No study has led to the isolation of true human sex pheromones, although various researchers have investigated the possibility of their existence. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 22 relations: Adrenal gland, Androstadienol, Androstadienone, Androstenol, Androstenone, Androsterone, Apocrine, Chemical reaction, Martha McClintock, Menstrual cycle, Menstrual synchrony, Ovary, Pheromone, Sense of smell, Sex pheromone, Sexual attraction, Sexual reproduction, Sociosexuality, Species, Testicle, Vomeronasal organ, Vox (website).

  2. Human pheromones
  3. Sexual attraction

Adrenal gland

The adrenal glands (also known as suprarenal glands) are endocrine glands that produce a variety of hormones including adrenaline and the steroids aldosterone and cortisol.

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Androstadienol

Androstadienol, or androsta-5,16-dien-3β-ol, is a 16-androstene class endogenous steroid, pheromone, and chemical intermediate to several other pheromones that is found in the sweat of both men and women. Human sex pheromones and Androstadienol are human pheromones.

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Androstadienone

Androstadienone, or androsta-4,16-dien-3-one, is a 16-androstene class endogenous steroid that has been described as having potent pheromone-like activities in humans. Human sex pheromones and Androstadienone are human pheromones.

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Androstenol

Androstenol, also known as 5α-androst-16-en-3α-ol (shortened to 3α,5α-androstenol or 3α-androstenol), is a 16-androstene class steroidal pheromone and neurosteroid in humans and other mammals, notably pigs. Human sex pheromones and Androstenol are human pheromones.

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Androstenone

Androstenone (5α-androst-16-en-3-one) is a 16-androstene class steroidal pheromone. Human sex pheromones and Androstenone are human pheromones.

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Androsterone

Androsterone, or 3α-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, is an endogenous steroid hormone, neurosteroid, and putative pheromone. Human sex pheromones and Androsterone are human pheromones.

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Apocrine

Apocrine is a term used to classify the mode of secretion of exocrine glands.

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Chemical reaction

A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another.

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Martha McClintock

Martha Kent McClintock (born February 22, 1947) is an American psychologist best known for her research on human pheromones and her theory of menstrual synchrony.

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Menstrual cycle

The menstrual cycle is a series of natural changes in hormone production and the structures of the uterus and ovaries of the female reproductive system that makes pregnancy possible.

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Menstrual synchrony

Menstrual synchrony, also called the McClintock effect, or the Wellesley effect, is a contested process whereby women who begin living together in close proximity would experience their menstrual cycle onsets (the onset of menstruation or menses) becoming more synchronized together in time than when previously living apart.

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Ovary

The ovary is a gonad in the female reproductive system that produces ova.

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Pheromone

A pheromone is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species.

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Sense of smell

The sense of smell, or olfaction, is the special sense through which smells (or odors) are perceived.

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Sex pheromone

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.

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Sexual attraction

Sexual attraction is attraction on the basis of sexual desire or the quality of arousing such interest.

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Sexual reproduction

Sexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that involves a complex life cycle in which a gamete (haploid reproductive cells, such as a sperm or egg cell) with a single set of chromosomes combines with another gamete to produce a zygote that develops into an organism composed of cells with two sets of chromosomes (diploid).

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Sociosexuality

Sociosexuality, sometimes called sociosexual orientation, is the individual difference in the willingness to engage in sexual activity outside of a committed relationship.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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Testicle

A testicle or testis (testes) is the male gonad in all bilaterians, including humans.

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Vomeronasal organ

The vomeronasal organ (VNO), or Jacobson's organ, is the paired auxiliary olfactory (smell) sense organ located in the soft tissue of the nasal septum, in the nasal cavity just above the roof of the mouth (the hard palate) in various tetrapods.

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Vox (website)

Vox is an American news and opinion website owned by Vox Media.

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See also

Human pheromones

Sexual attraction

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sex_pheromones