Testosterone enhancement during pregnancy influences the 2D:4D ratio and open field motor activity of rat siblings in adulthood

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 235-239

  Talarovičová, Alžbeta ^a   Kršková, Lucia ^a   Blažeková, Jana ^a  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

2D:4D digit ratio; Motor activity; Open field; Prenatal testosterone; Rat

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINGER; FOREFOOT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; OPEN FIELD TEST; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SIBLING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WISTAR RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE; TOES;

EID: 58149129131     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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