Number of X-linked androgen receptor gene CAG repeats and femininity in women

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 887-899

  Loehlin, J C ^a   Spurdle, A ^b   Treloar, S A ^b   Martin, N G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor gene; Femininity; Hysterectomy; Masculinity femininity scales; Testosterone; Twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033228457     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(99)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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