The volume of the ovine sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area is independent of adult testosterone concentrations

Brain Research

Volumn 1249, Issue , 2009, Pages 113-117

  Roselli, C E ^a   Estill, C T ^b   Stadelman, H L ^a   Stormshak, F ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Preoptic area; Sexual behavior; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual partner preference; Sheep; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TISSUE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CASTRATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREOPTIC AREA; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TESTOSTERONE;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 58149119439     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.10.047     Document Type: Article

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