Estrogenic control of preoptic area development in a carnivore, the ferret

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-128

  Baum, M J ^a   Tobet, S A ^b   Cherry, J A ^c   Paredes, R G ^d  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD ANÁHUAC   (Mexico)

Author keywords

estradiol; ferret; preoptic area; radial glia; sex differences; sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CARNIVORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FERRET; GLIA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRILIZATION;

ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FERRETS; MALE; PREOPTIC AREA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0029924905     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02088171     Document Type: Review

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