Effects of gonadal steroids on neuronal morphology in the adult mammalian brain: A life history perspective

Hormones, Brain and Behavior Online

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 2135-2165

  Cooke, B M ^a   Woolley, C S ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Dendrite; Estradiol; Estrogen receptor; Estrous cycle; Excitatory synapse; Hippocampus; Hypothalamus; Lactation; Medial amygdala; Pregnancy; Presynaptic bouton; Puberty; Seasonal behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884801393     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008088783-8.00066-8     Document Type: Chapter

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