Classical pheromones are secreted behavior-altering substances found in insects, which are used for communication. Are there any known chemicals that are classified as mammalian pheromones by current scientists? Is there a difference between pheromone and chemosignal?
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Chemical signals or chemosignals, often termed “pheromones”, are an important and often critical means of communication for most mammalian species. Most mammals make, distribute and respond to chemosignals in many contexts, including those surrounding reproduction, parent-offspring interactions and territorial/dominance relationships
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Please check the following link.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123211000397
Alexander:
Have a look at this link for insights:
https://www.scripps.edu/stowers/pdfs/2015_mammalianpheromones.pdf
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Syed
Please check the following links also.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55973/
http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-physiol-021113-170334
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310675/
Yes I know pheromones are also secreted in humans... Please check literature for further info...
Dear colleague
Chemical signals or chemosignals, often termed “pheromones”, are an important and often critical means of communication for most mammalian species. Most mammals make, distribute and respond to chemosignals in many contexts, including those surrounding reproduction, parent-offspring interactions and territorial/dominance relationships
regards
Dear colleague
Pheromones are chemicals capable of acting outside the body of the secreting individual to impact the behavior of the receiving individual. There are alarm pheromones, food trail pheromones, sex pheromones, and many others that affect behavior or physiology. Pheromones are used from basic unicellular prokaryotes to complex multicellular eukaryotes. Their use among insects has been particularly well documented. In addition, some vertebrates and plants communicate by using pheromones.
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Kindly see the following useful RG links and PDF attachment.
Article Pheromone reception in mammals
Article THE ROLE OF PHEROMONES IN ANIMAL REPRODUCTION – A REVIEW
Article Human pheromones and sexual attraction
Article Pheromones and their role as aphrodisiacs: A review
Article Mammalian pheromones – New opportunities for improved predat...
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