The role of apoptosis in sexual differentiation of the rat sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area

Brain Research

Volumn 734, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 10-18

  Davis, Elise C ^a   Popper, Paul ^a   Gorski, Roger A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Medial preoptic nucleus; Rat; Sexual differentiation; Sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030599138     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00298-3     Document Type: Article

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