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Dehydroepiandrosterone Heightens Aggression and Increases Androgen Receptor and Aromatase mRNA Expression in the Brain of a Male Songbird

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a testosterone/oestrogen precursor and known modulator of vertebrate aggression. Male song sparrows (Melospiza melodia morphna) show high aggression during breeding and nonbreeding life‐history stages when circulating DHEA levels are high, and low aggression during m...

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Autores principales: Wacker, D. W., Khalaj, S., Jones, L. J., Champion, T. L., Davis, J. E., Meddle, S. L., Wingfield, J. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5333462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27805753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jne.12443

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