Brain sexual differentiation and gonadotropins secretion in the rat

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 699-715

  Becú Villalobos, Damasia ^a   Iglesias, Arturo González ^a   Díaz Torga, Graciela ^a   Hockl, Pablo ^a   Libertun, Carlos ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Brain sexual differentiation; Gonadotropin; Neurotransmitters; Ontogeny

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE; SEROTONIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRILIZATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; MALE; RATS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0031443584     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022542221535     Document Type: Article

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