Who do we think we are? The brain and gender identity

Brain

Volumn 131, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3115-3117

  Herbert, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN FUNCTION; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HYPOTHALAMUS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 58149109157     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awn257     Document Type: Note

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