Sex steroid hormones and sexual dimorphism of chemosensory structures in a terrestrial salamander (Plethodon shermani)

Brain Research

Volumn 1138, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-103

  Woodley, Sarah K ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Olfaction; Pheromone; Testosterone; Vomeronasal organ

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; PHEROMONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CELL DENSITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALAMANDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURITY; SMELLING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NOSE; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE; URODELA; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; PLETHODON SHERMANI; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33847125384     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.12.094     Document Type: Article

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