1981/03/20 by Bruce S. McEwen · 444 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior #Biological neural network #Biology #Endocrinology #Gene #Genetics #Gonadal Steroid Hormones #Hormone #Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones #Neural activity #Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior #Neuroscience #Sexual differentiation #Steroid #Steroid hormone
paper · doi:10.1126/science.6259728
published in Science 211(4488), 1303-1311 (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
openalex publication_date 1981/03/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
Neurons sensitive to gonadal steroids are located strategically within neural circuits that mediate behaviors broadly related to the reproductive process. Some neuronal events and properties are regulated by these hormones. Variability in the occurrence and distribution of particular neural hormonal sensitivities across species may be related to variations in the hormonal requirements for sexual differentiation and for activation of reproductive behaviors.