| Literature DB >> 7162691 |
K D Döhler, A Coquelin, F Davis, M Hines, J E Shryne, R A Gorski.
Abstract
The volume of a sexually dimorphic nucleus in the preoptic area (SDN-POA) of the rat brain is several fold larger in males than in females. When female rats were treated pre- and postnatally with testosterone propionate (TP) their SDN-POA developed equivalent in size to that of normal males. The results indicate that the gross morphological sex difference in SDN-POA volume is exclusively controlled by the hormonal environment during the critical period of sexual brain differentiation.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7162691 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(82)90388-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046