Stereological sex difference during development of the magnocelluar subdivision of the medial preoptic nucleus (MPN mag)

Brain Research

Volumn 1145, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-96

  Govek, E K ^a   Swann, J M ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell density; Cell number; Cell volume; Mating behavior; Syrian hamster

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL VOLUME; COPULATION; FEMALE; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MATING; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOLOGY; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; NEURONS; PREOPTIC AREA; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 33947663483     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.01.115     Document Type: Article

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