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Morozova S.V.

Kafedra bolezneĭ ukha, gorla i nosa GBOU VPO "Pervyĭ Moskovskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet im. I.M. Sechenova", Moskva

Savvateeva D.M.

Kafedra bolezneĭ ukha, gorla i nosa GBOU VPO "Pervyĭ Moskovskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet im. I.M. Sechenova", Moskva

Svistushkin V.M.

LOR-klinika Moskovskogo oblastnogo nauchno-issledovatel'skogo klinicheskogo instituta im. M.F. Vladimirskogo, Moskva

Toporkova L.A.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia, 119991

The role of the vomeronasal system in the formation of the human sexual behaviour

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Morozova S.V., Savvateeva D.M., Svistushkin V.M., Toporkova L.A.

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Journal: Russian Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology. 2017;82(2): 90‑94

DOI: 10.17116/otorino201782190-94

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THE ROLE OF THE VOMERONASAL SYSTEM IN THE FORMATION OF THE HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR
THE ROLE OF THE VOMERONASAL SYSTEM IN THE FORMATION OF THE HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR

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Morozova SV, Savvateeva DM, Svistushkin VM, Toporkova LA. The role of the vomeronasal system in the formation of the human sexual behaviour. Russian Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology. 2017;82(2):90‑94. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/otorino201782190-94

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Abstract:

This review deals with the structure and function of the vomeronasal system and evaluation of its influence on the sexual sphere of humans and animals. Special attention is given to the role of pheromones in the regulation of the sexual behaviour. The data concerning the function of the vomeronasal organ following surgical interventions in the nasal cavity are discussed.

Keywords:

vomeronasal system
the sense of smell
pheromones
sexual behavior

Authors:

Morozova S.V.

Kafedra bolezneĭ ukha, gorla i nosa GBOU VPO "Pervyĭ Moskovskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet im. I.M. Sechenova", Moskva

Savvateeva D.M.

Kafedra bolezneĭ ukha, gorla i nosa GBOU VPO "Pervyĭ Moskovskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet im. I.M. Sechenova", Moskva

Svistushkin V.M.

LOR-klinika Moskovskogo oblastnogo nauchno-issledovatel'skogo klinicheskogo instituta im. M.F. Vladimirskogo, Moskva

Toporkova L.A.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia, 119991

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