Review: Brain aromatization and other factors affecting male reproductive behavior with emphasis on the sexual orientation of rams

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-96

  Pinckard, K L ^a   Stellflug, J ^b   Resko, J A ^c   Roselli, C E ^c   Stormshak, F ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Sheep Experiment Station   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE PROPIONATE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL CIPIONATE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCROTUM; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SHEEP; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BRAIN; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROSTATE; SCROTUM; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033981232     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0739-7240(99)00065-X     Document Type: Article

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