Early androgen exposure modulates spatial cognition in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 973-980

  Mueller, S C ^a   Temple, V ^a   Oh, E ^b   VanRyzin, C ^b   Williams, A ^a   Cornwell, B ^a   Grillon, C ^a   Pine, D S ^a   Ernst, M ^a   Merke, D P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Brain development; Hormones; Sex differences; Spatial navigation; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAZE TEST; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADULT; ANDROGENS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 48149104275     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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