Prenatal sex hormones (maternal and amniotic fluid) and gender-related play behavior in 13-month-old infants

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-15

  Van De Beek, Cornelieke ^a   Van Goozen, Stephanie H M ^b   Buitelaar, Jan K ^c   Cohen Kettenis, Peggy T ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Gender role; Maternal hormones; Play behavior; Sex differences; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 58649116045     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-007-9291-z     Document Type: Article

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