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Newly proliferated cells in the adult male amygdala are affected by gonadal steroid hormones.
Journal of neurobiology - 1 Dec 2003
Fowler Christie D, Freeman Marc E, Wang Zuoxin
Abstract excerpt
Gonadal steroid hormones play an important role in the proliferation, survival, and activation of neurons. The present study was performed to examine the effects of testosterone and its metabolites on newly proliferated cells in the amygdala of adult male meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus). Treatment with testosterone propionate (TP) in castrated males resulted in plasma testosterone levels similar to males...
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