The role of testosterone in sexuality and paraphilia-a neurobiological approach. Part I: Testosterone and sexuality

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2993-3007

  Jordan, Kirsten ^a   Fromberger, Peter ^a   Stolpmann, Georg ^a   Müller, Jürgen Leo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Dual control model; Four component model; Sexuality; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL RECEPTOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANORGASMIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DRUG ABUSE; EJACULATION; EJACULATION DISORDER; EMOTION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GONAD; HUMAN; HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER; LIBIDO; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBEROHYPOPHYSEAL TRACT;

EID: 80255138138     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02394.x     Document Type: Review

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