The sex bias in novelty preference of preadolescent mouse pups may require testicular Müllerian inhibiting substance

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 304-306

  Morgan, Kirstie ^a   Meredith, Jaclyn ^a   Kuo, J Y Adora ^a   Bilkey, David K ^a   McLennan, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anti M llerian hormone; Development; Male; Natal dispersal; Play behavior

Indexed keywords

MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE; GENOTYPE; HABITUATION; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIS GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79954630442     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.02.048     Document Type: Article

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