Essays about: "Human olfactory sensitivity"
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6. Human Male Superiority in Olfactory Sensitivity to the Sperm Attracting Odorant Bourgeonal
University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : The present study aimed at assessing possible gender differences in human olfactory detection thresholds for three odorants; bourgeonal, an aromatic aldehyde, helional, a structural analogue of bourgeonal, and n-pentyl acetate, an aliphatic ester. A total of 500 subjects, 250 males and 250 females between 18 and 40 years of age, were tested using a triangular forced choice method with an ascending staircase procedure. READ MORE
