Sexual orientation and the sleep-wake cycle: A preliminary investigation

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-134

  Rahman, Qazi ^a   Silber, Kevin ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homosexuality; Sex differences; Sleep; Supra chiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ADULT; ARGININE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEURONS; OPTIC CHIASM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP; VASOPRESSINS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0034111373     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001999821083     Document Type: Article

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