Maternal and umbilical cord androgen concentrations do not predict digit ratio (2D:4D) in girls: A prospective cohort study

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1235-1244

  Hickey, M ^a,b   Doherty, D A ^a   Hart, R ^a   Norman, R J ^c   Mattes, E ^d   Atkinson, H C ^a   Sloboda, D M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

2D:4D; Digit ratio; Prenatal androgens; Raine study; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINGER; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 77955570068     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.02.013     Document Type: Article

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