3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase/metabolism; Animals; Aromatase/metabolism; Coturnix/metabolism; Estradiol/metabolism; Female; Hypothalamus/metabolism; Male; Oxidoreductases/metabolism; Quail/metabolism; Sex Characteristics; Testosterone/metabolism; Tissue Distribution
Disciplines :
Zoology Neurosciences & behavior
Author, co-author :
Schumacher, M.
Balthazart, Jacques ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biologie de la différenciation sexuelle du cerveau
Language :
English
Title :
Sexual dimorphism in the hypothalamic metabolism of testosterone in the Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica).
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