there was a recent investigation on vno in humans. by endoscopy only 10%
of the subjects displayed a fully intact vno, 30% were reduced, and in
within the other 60% they were not able to locate a vno at all.
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On 26 Jul 1999, Howard Olson wrote:
> >Does anyone know if reconstruction of the nasal pathways (a nose job) would
> >typically damage or destroy the Vomeronasal Organ (VNO)?
> >
> >Thanks.
>> It would obviously depend on the extent of the surgery. But the real problem
> is the fact that many medical experts did not believe in a human VNO until it
> was proven
> that humans did have pheromones like the axillary androgens. Hope that
> helps.....
>> HOWARD
>> Molecular Psychoneuroendocrinology
>http://psychoneuroendocrinology.8m.com>>
