Pedophilia is accompanied by increased plasma concentrations of catecholamines, in particular epinephrine

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-49

  Maes, Michael ^a,b,c   De Vos, Nathalie ^b   Van Hunsel, Fran ^b,d   Van West, Dirk ^b   Westenberg, Herman ^e   Cosyns, Paul ^d   Neels, Hugo ^f  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Clinical Research Center for Mental Health of Antwerp   (Belgium)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^f Laboratory of Clinical Biology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

5 HT receptors; Aggression; Catecholamines; Meta Chlorophenylpiperazine; Paraphilia; Pedophilia; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

(3 CHLOROPHENYL)PIPERAZINE; ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN 2 AGONIST;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; PEDOPHILIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CATECHOLAMINES; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDOPHILIA; PIPERAZINES; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONISTS;

EID: 0035812180     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(01)00268-2     Document Type: Article

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