Chemo (BDC Concepts)
07-17-2004, 08:47 PM
Behav Neurosci. 2003 Dec;117(6):1125-34.
Sex-steroid derived compounds induce
sex-specific effects on autonomic nervous system function in humans.
Bensafi M, Brown WM, Tsutsui T,
Mainland JD, Johnson BN, Bremner EA, Young N, Mauss I, Ray B, Gross J, Richards J, Stappen I, Levenson RW, Sobel
N.
Department of Psychology and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley 94720,
USA. bensafi@uclink.berkeley.edu
The physiological and psychological effects of 2 human
sex-steroid derived compounds, 4.16-androstadien-3-one (AND) and l,3,5(10),16-estratetraen-3-ol(EST) were measured
in 24 subjects who participated in a within-subjects, double-blind experiment. A dissociation was evident in the
physiological effects of AND, in that it increased physiological arousal in women but decreased it in
men. EST did not significantly affect physiological arousal in women or men. AND is an androgen derivative
that is the most prevalent androstene in human male sweat, male axillary hair, and on the male axillary skin
surface. The authors argue that AND's opposite effects on physiology in men and women further implicate this
compound in chemical communication between humans. (c) 2003 APA
Publication Types:
Clinical Trial
Controlled Clinical Trial
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Sex-steroid derived compounds induce
sex-specific effects on autonomic nervous system function in humans.
Bensafi M, Brown WM, Tsutsui T,
Mainland JD, Johnson BN, Bremner EA, Young N, Mauss I, Ray B, Gross J, Richards J, Stappen I, Levenson RW, Sobel
N.
Department of Psychology and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley 94720,
USA. bensafi@uclink.berkeley.edu
The physiological and psychological effects of 2 human
sex-steroid derived compounds, 4.16-androstadien-3-one (AND) and l,3,5(10),16-estratetraen-3-ol(EST) were measured
in 24 subjects who participated in a within-subjects, double-blind experiment. A dissociation was evident in the
physiological effects of AND, in that it increased physiological arousal in women but decreased it in
men. EST did not significantly affect physiological arousal in women or men. AND is an androgen derivative
that is the most prevalent androstene in human male sweat, male axillary hair, and on the male axillary skin
surface. The authors argue that AND's opposite effects on physiology in men and women further implicate this
compound in chemical communication between humans. (c) 2003 APA
Publication Types:
Clinical Trial
Controlled Clinical Trial
Physical proof that pheromones work at the system level of
humans...
Bobby