Olfactory influences on mood and autonomic, endocrine, and immune function

• Published in: Psychoneuroendocrinology Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 328 - 339
• Main Authors: Kiecolt-Glaser, Janice K., Graham, Jennifer E., Malarkey, William B., Porter, Kyle, Lemeshow, Stanley, Glaser, Ronald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Affect - physiology; Aromatherapy; Autonomic Nervous System - physiology; Behavioral psychophysiology; Biological and medical sciences; Candida; Candida - immunology; Cold Temperature; Complementary medicine; Cues; Endocrine Glands - physiology; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Health Behavior; Hormones and behavior; Humans; Hypersensitivity, Delayed - immunology; Immunity - physiology; Lavandula; Male; Odor; Oils, Volatile - pharmacology; Pentanols; Phenylethyl Alcohol; Pressure; Psychiatry; Psychological Tests; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Psychoneuroimmunology; Set, Psychology; Sex Characteristics; Smell - physiology; Stimulation, Chemical; Aromatherapy; Complementary medicine; Psychoneuroimmunology; Odor; Affect affectivity; Mood; Alternative medicine; Olfaction; Perception; Psychoneuro- immunology
• ISSN: 0306-4530; 1873-3360
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.11.015

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