Sexual Differentiation of the Brain
- 1 October 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Hospital Practice
- Vol. 13 (10) , 55-62
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21548331.1978.11707415
Abstract
Ontogenetically the brain is female and, regardless of genetic sex, would remain so if not exposed to gonadal hormones at a critical stage in its development. Research in animals in which this exposure occurs after birth is providing evidence that the differentiation of the neural substrates that regulate pituitary activity and sexual behavior is localized to a particular hypothalamic region.Keywords
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