Body odour preferences in men and women: do they aim for specific MHC combinations or simply heterozygosity?

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is an immunologically important group of genes that appears to be under natural as well as sexual selection. Several hypotheses suggest that certain MHC-allele combinations (usually heterozygous ones) are superior under selective pressure by pathogens. This...

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Main Authors: Wedekind, C, Füri, S
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1997
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1688704/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9364787
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