Neural, Not Gonadal, Origin of Brain Sex Differences in a Gynandromorphic Finch

In mammals and birds, sex differences in brain function and disease are thought to derive exclusively from sex differences in gonadal hormone secretions. For example, testosterone in male mammals acts during fetal and neonatal life to cause masculine neural development. However, male and female brai...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2003-04, Vol.100 (8), p.4873-4878
Hauptverfasser:	Agate, Robert J., Grisham, William, Wade, Juli, Mann, Suzanne, Wingfield, John, Schanen, Carolyn, Palotie, Aarno, Arnold, Arthur P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal communication Animals Biological Sciences Birds Brain Brain - anatomy & histology Brain - growth & development Brain - physiology DNA DNA - genetics Female Female animals Genes Gonadal Steroid Hormones - physiology Hormones In Situ Hybridization Male Male animals Masculinity Messenger RNA Models, Neurological Molecular Sequence Data Neurology Neurons Ovary - anatomy & histology Phenotype Phenotypes Sex Characteristics Sex chromosomes Sex Chromosomes - genetics Sex Differentiation Sexes Sexual differentiation Songbirds - anatomy & histology Songbirds - genetics Songbirds - growth & development Songbirds - physiology Testis - anatomy & histology Vocalization, Animal - physiology
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