Environmental and genetic contributors to salivary testosterone levels in infants

Environmental and genetic contributors to salivary testosterone levels in infants

Transient activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in early infancy plays an important role in male genital development and sexual differentiation of the brain, but factors contributing to individual variation in testosterone levels during this period are poorly understood. We measured...

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Main Authors: Kai eXia, Yang eYu, Mihye eAhn, Hongtu eZhu, Fei eZou, John eGilmore, Rebecca Christine Knickmeyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
Testosterone
Twins
Infancy
neonate
hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis
ESR1
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00187/full

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