Sexual maturation in male rhesus monkeys: Importance of neonatal testosterone exposure and social rank

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 493-501

  Mann, D R ^a   Akinbami, M A ^a   Gould, K G ^b   Paul, K ^b   Wallen, K ^b  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MONKEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; ORGAN SIZE; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031914088     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1560493     Document Type: Article

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