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Titel:

Sex differences and the impact of steroid hormones on the developing human brain.

Dokumenttyp:
Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Autor(en):
Neufang, S; Specht, K; Hausmann, M; Güntürkün, O; Herpertz-Dahlmann, B; Fink, GR; Konrad, K
Abstract:
Little is known about the hormonal effects of puberty on the anatomy of the developing human brain. In a voxel-based morphometry study, sex-related differences in gray matter (GM) volume were examined in 46 subjects aged 8-15 years. Males had larger GM volumes in the left amygdala, whereas females had larger right striatal and bilateral hippocampal GM volumes than males. Sexually dimorphic areas were related to Tanner stages (TS) of pubertal development and to circulating level of steroid hormon...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Cereb Cortex
Jahr:
2009
Band / Volume:
19
Heft / Issue:
2
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
464-73
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1093/cercor/bhn100
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18550597
Print-ISSN:
1047-3211
TUM Einrichtung:
Fachgebiet Neuroradiologie (Prof. Zimmer)
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