A contextual definition of male sexual arousal

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 569-578

  Sachs, Benjamin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Appetitive behavior; Consummatory act; Penile erection; Sexual arousal; Sexual motivation

Indexed keywords

APPETITE; EJACULATION; ESTRUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; MOTIVATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PENIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 34248676281     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.03.011     Document Type: Review

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