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MHC-correlated odour preferences in humans and the use of oral contraceptives

Previous studies in animals and humans show that genes in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) influence individual odours and that females often prefer odour of MHC-dissimilar males, perhaps to increase offspring heterozygosity or reduce inbreeding. Women using oral hormonal contraceptives ha...

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Main Authors: Roberts, S. Craig, Gosling, L. Morris, Carter, Vaughan, Petrie, Marion
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: The Royal Society 2008
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2605820/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18700206
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.0825
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