An assay for human chemosignals

Like all mammals, humans use chemosignals. Nevertheless, only few such chemosignals have been identified. Here we describe an experimental arrangement that casts a wide net for the possible chemosignaling functions of target molecules. This experimental arrangement can be used in concert with variou...

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Published inMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) Vol. 1068; p. 373
Main Authors Frumin, Idan, Sobel, Noam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 2013
Subjects
Behavior - physiology
Humans
Neuroimaging - methods
Odorants
Ovulation - physiology
Pheromones, Human - metabolism
Signal Transduction
Smell
Tears - metabolism
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Summary:Like all mammals, humans use chemosignals. Nevertheless, only few such chemosignals have been identified. Here we describe an experimental arrangement that casts a wide net for the possible chemosignaling functions of target molecules. This experimental arrangement can be used in concert with various methods for measuring the human behavioral and brain responses, including psychophysiology and brain imaging. Moreover, many of the methodological issues we describe are relevant to any study with human chemosignals.
ISSN:1940-6029
DOI:10.1007/978-1-62703-619-1_27