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MeSH Heading: Pheromones, Human
Tree Number(s): D23.641.399
Unique ID: D049049
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049049
Scope Note: Chemical substances excreted by humans that elicit behavior or physiological responses from other humans. Perception of these chemical signals may be olfactory or by contact.
Entry Term(s): Human Chemosignals; Human Pheromones
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Pheromones (1971-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Pheromones, Human MeSH Descriptor Data 2025