Effects of intrauterine position on the behavior and genital morphology of litter-bearing rodents

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 197-211

  Clark, Mertice M ^a   Galef Jr , Bennett G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GERBIL; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

EID: 0031874944     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565649809540709     Document Type: Review

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