Article
Genotype, uterine position, and testosterone sensitivity in older female mice.
Physiology & behavior - 1 May 1992
Cologer-Clifford A, Simon N G, Jubilan B M
Abstract excerpt
CF-1 and CK (C57BL/6J x AKr) female mice that developed in utero between two males (2M), adjacent to one male (1M), or between two females (0M) were tested for their sensitivity to the aggression-promoting property of testosterone (T) beginning at 9 months of age. Comparisons between the strains showed that a higher proportion of CF-1 females fought in response to T and that the period of hormone exposure...
Topics
- Aggression
- Aging
- Agonistic Behavior
- Animals
- Female
- Genotype
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Pregnancy
- Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
- Reaction Time
- Sex Differentiation