Sex differences in the magnocellular subdivision of the medial preoptic nucleus in Syrian hamsters

Neuroscience

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 593-598

  Govek, E K ^a   Wang, J ^a   Swann, J M ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemosensory pathway; Reproductive behavior; Stereology

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOMETRY; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

EID: 0037474060     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(02)00574-2     Document Type: Article

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