Effects of perinatal testosterone on handedness of gerbils: Support for part of the Geschwind-Galaburda hypothesis

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 413-417

  Clark, Mertice M ^a   Robertson, Rohan K ^a   Galef Jr , Bennett G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GERBIL; HANDEDNESS; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GERBILLINAE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029927967     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.110.2.413     Document Type: Article

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