The Major Histocompatibility Complex and Perfumers' Descriptions of Human Body Odors
The MHC (major histocompatibility complex) is a group of genes that play a crucial role in immune recognition and in tolerance of tissue grafting. The MHC has also been found to influence body odors, body odor preferences, and mate choice in mice and humans. Here we test whether verbal descriptions...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2007-04-01
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| Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/147470490700500206 |