A general theory of sexual differentiation

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 291-300

  Arnold, Arthur P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

estradiol; testosterone; X chromosome; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ALLELE; HUMAN; MAMMAL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; THEORY; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 84994275613     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23884     Document Type: Review

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