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@article{1205959, author = {Miranda Cunha, Daniela Patrícia and Goncalves Monteiro, Filipe Afonso and Hamarat, Yasin and Čuta, Martin}, article_location = {Brno}, article_number = {2}, keywords = {testosterone; handgrip strength; aggression; sexual behavior}, language = {eng}, issn = {1804-6657}, journal = {Anthropologia integra – Časopis pro obecnou antropologii a příbuzné obory}, title = {The Correlations between Handgrip Strength and Several Psychosomatic Features in Homo sapiens – a review}, url = {http://anthrop.sci.muni.cz/UserFiles/File/AI/AI_4_2013_2/AI_4_2013_2_Cele_cislo_web.pdf}, volume = {4}, year = {2013} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1205959 AU - Miranda Cunha, Daniela Patrícia - Goncalves Monteiro, Filipe Afonso - Hamarat, Yasin - Čuta, Martin PY - 2013 TI - The Correlations between Handgrip Strength and Several Psychosomatic Features in Homo sapiens – a review JF - Anthropologia integra – Časopis pro obecnou antropologii a příbuzné obory VL - 4 IS - 2 SP - 7-13 EP - 7-13 PB - Akademické nakladatelství CERM SN - 18046657 KW - testosterone KW - handgrip strength KW - aggression KW - sexual behavior UR - http://anthrop.sci.muni.cz/UserFiles/File/AI/AI_4_2013_2/AI_4_2013_2_Cele_cislo_web.pdf L2 - http://anthrop.sci.muni.cz/UserFiles/File/AI/AI_4_2013_2/AI_4_2013_2_Cele_cislo_web.pdf N2 - Handgrip strength (HGS) is a very good marker of physical health, good muscle performance and an overall indicator of health status and vitality. Testosterone, as a hormone primarily responsible for secondary sexual traits development, is also strongly correlated to body strength and somatic features which represent it. It has been widely reported that testosterone correlates with aggression. However, the pathway of testosterone metabolites in specific brain regions, or cause and effect formula of testosterone level and aggression has not been satisfactorily explained. Several possible and/or partial explanations based on published experiments are discussed. Furthermore, the relation between HGS and human sexual behavior is discussed – the sexual dimorphism in HGS, the perception of male HGS by females at differ- ent stages of the menstrual cycle and the selection of a partner with respect to his fitness (as estimated by HGS which is a good indicator of testosterone level). ER -
MIRANDA CUNHA, Daniela Patrícia, Filipe Afonso GONCALVES MONTEIRO, Yasin HAMARAT and Martin ČUTA. The Correlations between Handgrip Strength and Several Psychosomatic Features in Homo sapiens – a review. \textit{Anthropologia integra – Časopis pro obecnou antropologii a příbuzné obory}. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2013, vol.~4, No~2, p.~7-13. ISSN~1804-6657.
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