Fatal attraction phenomenon in humans ? cat odour attractiveness increased for Toxoplasma-infected men while decreased for infected women
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68378050%3A_____%2F11%3A00372309" target="_blank" >RIV/68378050:_____/11:00372309 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001389" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001389</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001389" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pntd.0001389</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Fatal attraction phenomenon in humans ? cat odour attractiveness increased for Toxoplasma-infected men while decreased for infected women
Original language description
Latent toxoplasmosis has cumulative effects on the behaviour of hosts, including humans. The most impressive effect of toxoplasmosis is the so-called "fatal attraction phenomenon," the conversion of innate fear of odour of the definitive host, the cat, into attraction to cat odour in Toxoplasma infected rodents. While most behavioural effects of Toxoplasma infection were confirmed also in humans, neither the fatal attraction phenomenon nor any toxoplasmosis-induced changes in olfactory functions have been searched for in them. The study performed on 34 Toxoplasma-infected and 134 noninfected students showed that the infected men rated odour of cat urine as more pleasant than did the noninfected men, while infected women rated the same odour as less pleasant than did noninfected women. No significant effect of toxoplasmosis on the urine odour pleasantness was found for horse, tiger, brown hyena and dog.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EB - Genetics and molecular biology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)
Others
Publication year
2011
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
ISSN
1935-2735
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
5
Issue of the periodical within the volume
11
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
"e1389"
UT code for WoS article
000298134000020
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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