Bringing sex research into the 21st century: Genetic and epigenetic approaches on female sexual function

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 318-328

  Burri, Andrea ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRENDS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

EPIGENOMICS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84875502346     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2012.753027     Document Type: Review

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