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Quantity of naturally produced mones

Quantities found (pmol/mg.hair, with approximate 24-h totals in parentheses) were:

Androstenone - 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one, 0-15 (0-433)

Androstadienone - 4, 16-androstadien-3-one, 0-143 (0-4103)

Beta-Androstadienol - 5,16-androstadien-3 beta-ol, 0-3.5 (0-728)

Alpha-Androstenol- 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3 alpha-ol, 0-17 (0-1752)

Beta-Androstenol - 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3 beta-ol, 0-4 (0-416)

From the study: "Simultaneous quantification of five odorous steroids (16-androstenes) in the axillary hair of men, " Nixon A, Mallet AI and Gower DB, (Division of Biochemistry, United Medical School, Guy's Hospital, London, England)

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