The influence of menstrual-cycle phase on the relationship between testosterone and aggression

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 431-435

  Dougherty, Donald M ^a   Bjork, James M ^a   Moeller, F Gerard ^a   Swann, Alan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Menstrual cycle; Testosterone; Women

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030796912     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)88991-3     Document Type: Article

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