Measurement of the digit lengths and the anogenital distance in mice

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 364-368

  Manno, Francis Anthony Michael ^a  

^a VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

2D:4D ratio; Anogenital distance; Digit length; Phenotype; Sexual dimorphism; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; PERINEUM; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TOE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; PERINEUM; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TOES;

EID: 42449118034     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.09.011     Document Type: Article

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