Homosexuality: A dilemma in discourse!

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-20

  Gulia, K K ^a,b   Mallick, H N ^b  

^a NATIONAL BRAIN RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

AIDS; Heterosexual; Homosexuality

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; PHEROMONE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENDER IDENTITY; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRAIT; HEALTH HAZARD; HISTORY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDIA; MATERNAL STRESS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TWINS;

ANIMALS; DISCLOSURE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS;

EID: 77957343156     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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