Pheromonal influences on human sexual behaviour: an experimental search
Journal of Biosocial SciencePublished 1 April 1978
Naomi M. Morris, J. Richard Udry
Citations47
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An experiment was designed to test the effect of a synthetic hypothetical human female pheromone on sexual behaviour and no effect was found.
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Summary An experiment was designed to test the effect of a synthetic hypothetical human female pheromone on sexual behaviour. Sixty-two married couples participated for 3 menstrual months. No effect was found.
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