Prenatal maternal programming determines testosterone response during social challenge

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 387-394

  Kemme, Kristina ^a   Kaiser, Sylvia ^a   Sachser, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Challenge hypothesis; Guinea pig; HPG axis; Maternal effects; Prenatal social stress; Testosterone; Unstable social environment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GUINEA PIG; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GUINEA PIGS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33847663855     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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