Effects of cross-sex hormone treatment on emotionality in transsexuals

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Slabbekoorn, Ditte ^a   Van Goozen, Stephanie H M ^a   Gooren, Louis J G ^a   Cohen Kettenis, Peggy T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aggression; Emotionality; Sex hormones; Sexuality; Transsexuals

Indexed keywords

CYPROTERONE ACETATE; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 3342920019     PISSN: 14344599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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