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Central role of TRAF-interacting protein in a new model of brain sexual differentiation
18 Sept 2009
Abstract excerpt
Sexually dimorphic brain nuclei underlie gender-specific neural functions and susceptibility to disease, but the developmental basis of dimorphisms is poorly understood. In these studies, we focused on the anteroventral periventricular nucleus (AVPV), a nucleus that is larger in females and critical for the female-typical cyclic surge pattern of luteinizing hormone (LH) release. Sex differences in the size and...
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