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Large somal size is associated with the expression of galanin but not with neuronal birthdate in the sexually dimorphic male nucleus of ferret's preoptic area/anterior hypothalamus.
Neuroendocrinology - 1 Oct 1998
Park J J, Patel J H, Dad L K, Tobet S A, Baum M J
Abstract excerpt
Using Nissl and Golgi stains, a sexually dimorphic male nucleus (MN) comprised of a cluster of large cells with large dendritic arbors has been identified in the dorsal preoptic area/anterior hypothalamus (POA/AH) of male ferrets. The MN-POA/AH is formed only in males by the action of estradiol derived from the neural aromatization of testosterone during the last quarter of a 41-day gestation. The ferret's dorsal...
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