The ovine sexually dimorphic nucleus, aromatase, and sexual partner preferences in sheep

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 252-256

  Roselli, C E ^a   Stormshak, F ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Behavior; Estrogen; Preoptic area; Sexual differentiation

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL SIZE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAM (SHEEP); SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC NUCLEUS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; FEMALE; MALE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP;

EID: 77950354357     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.10.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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