Prenatal hormones organize sex differences of the neuroendocrine reproductive system: Observations on guinea pigs and nonhuman primates

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 627-

  Resko, John A ^a,b   Roselli, Charles E ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Fetus; Guinea pig; Primate; Sex differences; Sexual differentiation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CYTOCHROME P450; GONADOTROPIN; SEX HORMONE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHESUS MONKEY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PREGNANCY; PRIMATES; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 6844226185     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022534019718     Document Type: Review

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