Generalized brain arousal mechanisms contributing to libido

Neuropsychoanalysis

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-181

  Pfaff, Donald ^a   Martin, Eugene M ^a   Kow, Lee Ming ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Estrogen; Histamine; Hypothalamus; Libido; Norepinephrine; Opioid; Preoptic area; Prostaglandin

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958010874     PISSN: 15294145     EISSN: 20443978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15294145.2007.10773556     Document Type: Article

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