Brain sex differences and the organisation of juvenile social play behaviour

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 519-525

  Auger, Anthony P ^a   Olesen, K M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Hormones; Juvenile; Sex differences; Sexual differentiation; Social play

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER; STEROID HORMONE;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RODENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL EVOLUTION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RATS; RECEPTORS, STEROID; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 65849420207     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01871.x     Document Type: Review

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