Gustavson A R, Dawson M E, Bonett D G
J Comp Psychol. 1987 Jun;101(2):210-2.
A natural secretion, 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3 alpha-ol (androstenol) is speculated to function as a spacing pheromone. The effect of the odor of androstenol on restroom-stall choices was investigated over a 5-week period. The first, third, and fifth weeks served as baselines against which the effect of androstenol or a control odor, 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-androstan-17-one (androsterone) could be evaluated. During the second and fourth weeks, half of the stalls in each restroom were treated with androstenol or androsterone, respectively. As predicted, men avoided the treated stalls during the androstenol week only, and neither odor affected female stall selection, demonstrating a sex differential influence of the experimental odor.
一种天然分泌物，5α-雄甾-16-烯-3α-醇（雄烯醇）被推测起到间隔信息素的作用。在为期5周的时间里，研究了雄烯醇气味对卫生间隔间选择的影响。第一周、第三周和第五周作为基线，据此可以评估雄烯醇或对照气味3α-羟基-5α-雄甾-17-酮（雄甾酮）的效果。在第二周和第四周，每个卫生间的一半隔间分别用雄烯醇或雄甾酮进行处理。正如预测的那样，男性仅在雄烯醇周避开了经过处理的隔间，两种气味均未影响女性对隔间的选择，这表明实验气味存在性别差异影响。
