Testosterone metabolism in discrete areas of the hypothalamus and adjacent brain regions of male and female Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica).
[en] The metabolism of testosterone in small regions of the hypothalamus was studied by an in vitro radioenzymatic assay in male and female Japanese quail. 5 beta-reduction was the most important metabolic pathway. This enzymatic activity is not evenly distributed in the brain: it shows a rostral to caudal decrease. There is some suggestion that 5 beta-reduction could be more active in females than in males which could contribute to the behavioral dimorphism in this species.
Balthazart, Jacques ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biologie de la différenciation sexuelle du cerveau
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Testosterone metabolism in discrete areas of the hypothalamus and adjacent brain regions of male and female Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica).
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