Whether humans respond to pheromones has been debated, although in 2000 American researchers reported finding a gene that they believe directs a human pheromone receptor in the nose.

• 虽然在2000年美国研究者报道发现了能指导人类鼻子中信息素受体的一种基因,但人类是否会对信息素有所反应一直引起争议。