Gonadal hormones masculinize and defeminize reproductive behaviors during puberty in the male Syrian hamster

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 242-249

  Schulz, Kalynn M ^a   Richardson, Heather N ^a   Zehr, Julia L ^a   Osetek, Andrew J ^a   Menard, Tami A ^a   Sisk, Cheryl L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Defeminize; Masculinize; Organizational effects; Puberty; Reproductive behavior; Sensitive period; Sexual differentiation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTIS PEPTIDE HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; FEMALE; FEMININITY; LORDOSIS; MALE; MASCULINITY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CASTRATION; CRICETINAE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 1842524127     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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