Multiple Origins of Sex Differences in Brain: Neuroendocrine Functions and Their Pathologies

by Donald W. Pfaff

Book Overview

In theoretical terms, sex differences in brains and behaviors of laboratory animals offer the possibility of fascinating scientific studies on a range of molecular phenomena such as genomic imprinting, DNA methylation, chromatin protein modification, non-coding DNA, potentially resulting in important neuroanatomical and neurochemical sex differences in the brain. Such sex differences could arise consequent to exposures to testosterone early in development,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662523205
• ISBN13: 9783662523209
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"