Sexual Dimorphism of the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis and the Amygdala (Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 10, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 78
ISBN-13: 9783540676836
Subjects: Animal physiology; Animal reproduction; Developmental biology; Comparative Physiology; Science; Sociology; Science/Mathematics; Anatomy; Anthropology - Physical; Neuroscience; GABA; Medical / Neuroscience; amygdala; Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Amygdaloid body; Brain; Developmental Neurobiology; Sex differences
First sentence: The dependence of adult reproductive behavior on the presence of sex steroids in the perinatal period strongly supported the idea of looking for morphological sex differences in the brain.