Sensation seeking, sexual curiosity and testosterone in inmates

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-33

  Aluja, Anton ^a   García, Luis F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Curiosity about sexual events; Sensation seeking; Sex hormone binding globulin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; SAMPLING; SCALE UP; SENSATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 16444362843     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082852     Document Type: Article

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