Sex differences in the vomeronasal system

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 377-382

  Guillamón, Antonio ^a   Segovia, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

GABA(A) receptor; Main olfactory system; Sex differences; Steroidal genomic effects; Steroidal membrane effects; Vomeronasal system

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANDROGEN; CHLORIDE ION; ESTROGEN;

ARTICLE; HORMONAL REGULATION; ION PERMEABILITY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRIA TERMINALIS; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0030691896     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00217-7     Document Type: Article

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