 It has been proposed that this action may mediate the pheromone effects of androstenol.Moreover, as androstadienol, androstadienone, and androstenone are all converted into androstenol, it could mediate their pheromone effects as well.In animals, androstenol has been found to produce anxiolytic-like, antidepressant-like, and anticonvulsant effects.