Neurosteroids and brain sexual differentiation

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 429-431

  Schlinger, Barney A ^a   Soma, Kiran K ^a   London, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; NEUROHORMONE; NEUROSTEROID;

ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; MASCULINITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SINGING; SONGBIRD; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0035426459     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(00)01855-5     Document Type: Review

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