The interstitial nuclei of the human anterior hypothalamus: An investigation of sexual variation in volume and cell size, number and density

Brain Research

Volumn 856, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 254-258

  Byne, William ^a,b,c,d   Lasco, Mitchell S ^a,e   Kemether, Eileen ^a,b   Shinwari, Akbar ^a   Edgar, Mark A ^f   Morgello, Susan ^a   Jones, Liesl B ^a,h   Tobet, Stuart ^g  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Pilgrim Psychiatric Center   (United States)

^d Gay and Bisexual Mental Health   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Hypothalamus; Preoptic area; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; CELL VOLUME; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033963150     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02458-0     Document Type: Article

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