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Pheromones MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Pheromones
Tree Number(s)
D23.641
Unique ID
D010675
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010675
Annotation
animal, plant & microbes; human = PHEROMONES, HUMAN; SEX PHEROMONES is also available
Scope Note
Chemical substances, excreted by an organism into the environment, that elicit behavioral or physiological responses from other organisms of the same species. Perception of these chemical signals may be olfactory or by contact.
Entry Term(s)
Allelochemical
Allelochemicals
Allomone
Allomones
Ectohormones
Kairomone
Kairomones
Pheromone
Semiochemical
Semiochemicals
Synomones
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Behavior, Animal (1966-1967)
Sex Behavior (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
1968
History Note
1968
Date Introduced
1968/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
Pheromones Preferred
Ectohormones Broader
Allelochemicals Related
Allomones Related
Kairomones Related
Synomones Related
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