SENSITIVITY OF WOMEN TO MUSK ODOR: NO MENSTRUAL VARIATION

被引:24
作者
Amoore, John E. [1 ]
Popplewell, James R. [1 ]
Whissell-Buechy, Dorothy [2 ]
机构
[1] USDA, Western Reg Res Lab, Agr Res Serv, Berkeley, CA 94710 USA
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Inst Human Dev, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
关键词
menstrual cycle; musky odor; odor thresholds; pentadecalactone; women;
D O I
10.1007/BF00988830
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
It has been reported that the sensitivity of women to the musky odor of pentadecalactone exhibits cyclic variation, with a marked peak at about the time of ovulation. This claim was carefully reinvestigated, but was found to be untrue in the conditions of our experiments. Possible reasons for the discrepancy are discussed.
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页码:291 / 297
页数:7
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