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Prenatal Influence of an Androgen Agonist and Antagonist on the Differentiation of the Ovine Sexually Dimorphic Nucleus in Male and Female Lamb Fetuses

Creator:

Roselli, Charles E., Reddy, Radhika C., Estill, Charles T., Scheldrup, Melissa, Meaker, Mary, Stormshak, Fred, and Montilla, Hernán J.

Abstract:

The ovine sexually dimorphic nucleus (oSDN) is 2 times larger in rams than in ewes. Sexual differentiation of the oSDN is produced by testosterone exposure during the critical period occurring between gestational day (GD)60 and GD90 (term, 147 d). We tested the hypothesis that testosterone acts through the androgen receptor...

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Article