An edition of The great pheromone myth
(2009)
The great pheromone myth
by Richard L. Doty
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Table of Contents
Introduction
What is a mammalian pheromone?
Origin of the pheromone concept
Generalization of the pheromone concept to mammals
Definitions and redefinitions of pheromones
Dictionary definitions
Textbook definitions
Definitions of working scientists
Early concerns with the concept of releasing pheromones in mammals
The chemical complexity issue
Pheromones as non-odors
The vomeronasal organ as the pheromone receptor system
Pheromones and politics
Mammals are not insects
Chemosensory learning
Olfactory learning in the uterus
Olfactory learning in the nursing setting
Olfactory learning in later life
Scent marking
The elusive snarks: case studies of non-human mammalian releasing pheromones
Copulin, the rhesus monkey vaginal pheromone
Boar pheromones that stimulate sexual receptivity (lordosis) in sows
Hamster vaginal secretion pheromones
Dimethyl disulfide, the sex attractant pheromone
Aphrodisin, the mounting pheromone
Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate, the sex pheromone of the dog
The estrus-signalling pheromone of the rat
The male mouse ultrasonic courtship pheromone
Phenylacetic acid, the major ventral scent marking pheromone of the male Mongolian gerbil
2-(sec-butyl)thiazoline, 2,3-dehydro-exo-brevicomin, and the major urinary proteins (MUPS)
As the aggression-eliciting pheromones of the male mouse
The maternal pheromone of the rat
(z)-7-dedecen-1-yl acetate, the sex pheromone of the female Asian elephant
Frontalin (1,5-dimethyl-6,8-dioxabicyclo [3,2,1] octane), the multi-purpose male elephant pheromone
The pheromone of the subauricular gland of the male pronghorn antelope
The rabbit nipple-search pheromone, 2-methylbut-2-enal
The erection-eliciting pheromone of the rat
Male mouse sex pheromones
Mammalian alarm pheromones
The elusive snarks: case studies of non-human mammalian priming pheromones
The ram sexual pheromone
The female mouse urine pheromone that induces luteinizing hormone release in male mice
The strange male pregnancy blocking pheromone (Bruce effect)
The puberty accelerating pheromone of male mice (Vandenbergh effect)
The estrus suppression pheromone of grouped female mice (Lee-Boot effect)
The estrous induction pheromone of mice (Whitten effect)
Estrous synchrony pheromones of rats
Estrous synchrony pheromones in non-human primates
Human pheromones
Sources of putative human pheromones
Potential receptors of putative human pheromones
Studies of human axillary secretions
Can humans discern sex on the basis of axillary odor?
Do human axillary odors influence mood?
Do human axillary odors influence the sexual attractiveness of others?
Studies of human vaginal odors
Androstenone, androstenol, and androstadienone as human pheromones
Influences of androstenone on seating choices
Influences of androstenol, androstenone, and copulin on the evaluation of others
Influences of androstenol and copulin on social behavior
Influences of androstenol on mood
Influences of androstadienone on mood
Influences on androstenol, androstenone & androstadienone on brain imaging parameters
Proprietary synthesized human sex pheromones
Non-pheromonal odorants also influence emotion and mood
Animal studies
Human studies
Human menstrual synchrony pheromones
Does menstrual synchrony exist?
If menstrual synchrony exists, what evidence is there that pheromones are involved?
Breastfeeding human pheromones.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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