Androgen metabolism in the brain of the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis): Effects of sex and season

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-47

  Rosen, Greta J ^a   Wade, Juli ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5 reductase; Aromatase; Dihydrotestosterone; Estrogen; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035053612     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.2001.7616     Document Type: Article

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