Major histocompatibility complex alleles, sexual responsivity, and unfaithfulness in romantic couples

Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 830-835

  Garver Apgar, Christine E ^a   Gangestad, Steven W ^a   Thornhill, Randy ^a   Miller, Robert D ^a   Olp, Jon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY SIZE; FANTASY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; INBREEDING; LIBIDO; LOVE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FANTASY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INBREEDING; LIBIDO; LOVE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33750844188     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01789.x     Document Type: Article

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