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Immune reactivity and attractiveness.

Gerontology - 1 Jan 2010

Oberzaucher Elisabeth, Grammer Karl

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Over the past decades, information about the characteristics of attractiveness has accumulated. We know about eight pillars of beauty, among them youthfulness, symmetry, hormone markers and body odor. But what is the biological function of these attractive signals? Is there one common function to be found in all eight beauty markers? In this paper, we argue that attractiveness signals immune resistance. Being...

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PMID: 19996580
DOI: 10.1159/000265559

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