Prenatal endocrine influences on sexual orientation and on sexually differentiated childhood behavior

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 170-182

  Hines, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Androgen; Diethylstilbestrol; Estrogen; Fetal development; Gonadal steroids; Hormones; Sex typical behavior; Sexual orientation; Testosterone; Toy preferences

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BIOASSAY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMININITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL STRESS; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANDROGEN-INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79955475059     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2011.02.006     Document Type: Review

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