Of mice and rats: Key species variations in the sexual differentiation of brain and behavior

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 341-358

  Bonthuis, P J ^a   Cox, K H ^a   Searcy, B T ^b   Kumar, P ^b   Tobet, S ^b   Rissman, E F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calbindin D28k; Estrogen receptor; Hypothalamus; Nitric oxide; Progestin receptor; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CALBINDIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOMEDICINE; BRAIN FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMININITY; HORMONE RELEASE; MAMMAL; MASCULINITY; MATE CHOICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77955057151     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2010.05.001     Document Type: Review

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