Fetal testosterone and sex differences in typical social development and in autism

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 825-845

  Knickmeyer, Rebecca Christine ^a   Baron Cohen, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ATTENTION; AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TWINS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CHANGE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33750627525     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210101601     Document Type: Review

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