A genetic approach to dissect sexually dimorphic behaviors

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 627-637

  Juntti, Scott A ^a   Coats, Jennifer K ^a   Shah, Nirao M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Androgen receptor; Aromatase; Cre recombinase; Estrogen; Estrogen receptor; Mating; Mice; Sex specific behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; GENDER; GONAD; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 42649123664     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.12.012     Document Type: Review

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