title: [The behavioral-neuroendocrine mechanism of development of homosexuality].
abstract: In this review, we primarily focus on the behavioral-neuroendocrine mechanism of development of homosexuality from genetic, neuroendocrine neuroanatomical and behavioral studies. Besides the influence of genetics and environment, sexual orientation was determined by the early perinatal hormone exposure. Gonadal steroidal hormone interacted with many neurotransmitters in individual development by hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis and hypothalamus pituitary gonadal axis, which regulated the individual's sexual orientation. It was summarized here about the future directions on sexual orientation and demonstrated problems which would have to investigate next step. All these may be beneficial for our understanding of the homosexuality and paying attention to psychological and physiological health of homosexuality, which is useful to prevent the development of teenage homosexuality.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Fa-Dao
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Tai
mesh_terms: D004777:Environment; D055614:Genetic Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000502:physiology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior