Testosterone implants into the amygdala during the neonatal period masculinize the social play of juvenile female rats
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2021, Developmental BiologyCitation Excerpt :Together, these observations led to the hypothesis that testosterone-dependent sexual differentiation of the amygdala during the perinatal period is critical in establishing a sex difference in levels of juvenile play fighting. Accordingly, introducing testosterone directly into the medial amygdala of female pups is sufficient to induce male-like amounts of play behavior in juvenile females (Meaney and McEwen, 1986). What kinds of sex differences in the amygdala could underlie sex differences in juvenile play fighting?
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