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Androstadienone, or androsta-4,16-dien-3-one, is a
3-ketosteroid reductase.[2]
Androstadienone is related to the
homosexual men, it does not alter behavior overtly,[3][4][5][6] although it may have more subtle effects on attention.[7]
Androstadienone is commonly sold in male fragrances; it is purported to increase sexual attraction. Androstadienone, in picogram quantities, has been shown to have "significant reduction of nervousness, tension and other negative feeling states" in female subjects.[8]
See also
References
- PMID 17287500.
- ^ Weusten AM (1989). Biochemical pathways in human testicular steroidogenesis (PDF) (Ph.D. thesis). Pressa Trajectina, Universiteit Utrecht.
- S2CID 12401158.
- ^ Gabrielsen P (2 June 2013). "Mens' [sic] Sweat Pheromone, Androstadienone, Influences Cooperation In Other Men". HuffPost. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ "Human Pheromone Molecules". House of Pheromones. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ Yuhas D (1 May 2014). "Human Sexual Responses Boosted by Bodily Scents". Scientific American. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- S2CID 17022112.
- S2CID 41960611.
Further reading
- Jacob TJ (2005). "A critical review of the evidence for the existence (1) human pheromones and (2) a functional vomeronasal organ (VNO) in humans". School of Biosciences, Cardiff University. Archived from the original on 2015-05-02.