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Abstract
Sexual differentiation of reproductive and behavior patterns is largely effected by hormones produced by the gonads. In many higher vertebrates, an integral part of this process is the induction of permanent and essentially irreversible sex differences in central nervous function, in response to gonadal hormones secreted early in development.Mesh:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 6163211 DOI: 10.1126/science.6163211
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728