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Androgens and human behaviour: A complex relationship

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1998

Paul F. Brain
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdomp.brain@swansea.ac.uk www.swan.ac.uk//biosci

Abstract

The claimed link between dominance and free testosterone is an intriguing one but problems remain in attempting to link this single hormonal measure to human behaviour. These include the heterogeneous nature of dominance, the precise nature of the correlation(s), and whether only testosterone is important.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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