Prenatal exposure to oestrogens estimated by digit ratio (2d/4d) and breast size in young nulliparous women

Digit ratio (2d/4d) in humans is commonly used as a proxy for the exposure to oestrogens and androgens in prenatal life. Masculinisation/feminisation in adults may be also related to digit ratio and therefore to the oestrogen/androgen ratio in prenatal life. It has been shown, for instance, that Wai...

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Main Authors: Berna Ertuğrul, Barış Özener, Bogusław Pawłowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Annals of Human Biology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2019.1699955