Abstract
The components of human axillary secretions, especially odoriferous steroids, may take part in human olfactory communication in a manner analogous to the odours from specialized skin glands in animals (Labows et al., 1982). Filsinger & Fabes (1985), for expample, suggest that some of them (especially androstenol, androstenone) may be putative human pheromones. With regard to androstenol and androstenone, evidence has been found for a connection between these odoriferous substances and the covert or open behavior of the receivers (e.g., assessment of person, self-ratings, choice of locations: cf. Kirk-Smith, 1978; Filsinger & Fabes, 1985; Benton & Wastell, 1986). However, it has not been shown that such substances function as human pheromones and induce a definite behavior or physiological response.
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