PLASMA NORADRENALINE AND DOPAMINE-BETA-HYDROXYLASE DURING HUMAN SEXUAL-ACTIVITY

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WIEDEKING, C
ZIEGLER, MG
LAKE, CR
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,MED BRANCH,DEPT MED,GALVESTON,TX 77550
[2] UNIV TEXAS,MED BRANCH,DEPT PHARMACOL,GALVESTON,TX 77550
[3] NIMH,CLIN SCI LAB,BETHESDA,MD 20014
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10.1016/0022-3956(79)90025-6
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R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
摘要
During sexual intercourse 2 men and 2 women had small increases in plasma noradrenaline (NA) during sexual arousal and substantial increases in NA at the time of orgasm. A third woman who felt dizzy when she saw her blood drawn at the beginning of the experiment subsequently had persistently high NA levels. All subjects had a rapid fall in plasma NA after orgasm. Sexual activity is accompanied by sympathetic nervous activity in men and women. After orgasm there is a rapid decrease in plasma NA during the post-orgasmic relaxation phase. © 1979.
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