Vomeropherins

Human nose

Vomeropherins are pheromones that are supposed to act via the vomeronasal organ ( olfactory organ in mammals, also Jacobson's organ ). The term "Vomerophine" [composed of Latin. vomer , vomeris 'ploughshare' (anatom. 'Pfugscharbein') and pheromone] was coined by Luis Monti-Bloch and colleagues for this group of chemical substances.

use

Of the multitude of these substances, androstadienone is called male and estratetraenol - originally isolated from the urine of pregnant women - as female vomeropherin. Some vomeropherins are used as a component of perfumes in order to increase the sexual attractiveness of the user. It is uncertain whether this is practically relevant.

Individual evidence

↑ Wolfgang Legrum: Fragrances, between stench and fragrance . Vieweg + Teubner, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8348-1245-2 , p. 196.
↑ David L. Berliner, Luis Monti-Bloch, Clive Jennings-White, Vicente Diaz-Sanchez: The functionality of the human vomeronasal organ (VNO): Evidence for steroid receptors . In: The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology . tape 58 , no. 3 , June 1996, p. 259-265 , doi : 10.1016 / 0960-0760 (96) 00062-3 .
↑ Wolfgang Legrum: Fragrances, between stench and fragrance . Vieweg + Teubner, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8348-1245-2 , p. 23.

[Legrum1-1] Wolfgang Legrum: Fragrances, between stench and fragrance . Vieweg + Teubner, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8348-1245-2 , p. 196.

[Monti-2] David L. Berliner, Luis Monti-Bloch, Clive Jennings-White, Vicente Diaz-Sanchez: The functionality of the human vomeronasal organ (VNO): Evidence for steroid receptors . In: The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology . tape 58 , no. 3 , June 1996, p. 259-265 , doi : 10.1016 / 0960-0760 (96) 00062-3 .

[Legrum2-3] Wolfgang Legrum: Fragrances, between stench and fragrance . Vieweg + Teubner, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8348-1245-2 , p. 23.