Mammalian sexual differentiation: lessons from the spotted hyena

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 349-356

  Glickman, Stephen E ^a   Cunha, Gerald R ^b   Drea, Christine M ^c   Conley, Alan J ^d   Place, Ned J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANTIANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; BIRTH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLITORIS; DEVELOPMENT; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; GENITAL SYSTEM; HYENA; MAMMAL; MATING; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SCROTUM; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTIS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VAGINA;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENITALIA; HYAENIDAE; MALE; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VIRILISM;

EID: 33750071728     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2006.09.005     Document Type: Review

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