Representing sex in the brain, one module at a time

Neuron

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 261-278

  Yang, Cindy F ^a,b,c   Shah, Nirao M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84898682273     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: 10974199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.03.029     Document Type: Review

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