Effects of testosterone and corticosterone on somal size and dendritic spine density of posterodorsal medial amygdala neurons in male rats.
Increased level of testosterone is responsible for sexual characteristic changes during puberty, and the activation of sexual behaviors in adults. Posterodorsal subnucleus of medial amygdala (MeApd) of the brain, which has numerous androgen receptors and estrogen receptors, is important in the expre...
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| Format: | Final Year Project (FYP) |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/46473 |