Cognitive and behavioral characteristics of Turner syndrome: Exploring a role for ovarian hormones in female sexual differentiation

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-155

  Collaer, Marcia L ^a   Geffner, Mitchell E ^b   Kaufman, Francine R ^c   Buckingham, Bruce ^d   Hines, Melissa ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cognition; Estradiol; Estrogen; Gonadal; Hormones; Motor; Organization; Ovarian dysgenesis; Steroid(s); Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MOOD; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0036196779     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.2001.1751     Document Type: Article

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