Effects of male sex hormones on gender identity, sexual behavior, and cognitive function / 中南大学学报(医学版)
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
;
(12): 149-161, 2006.
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Androgens, the male sex hormones, play an essential role in male sexual differentiation and development. However, the influence of these sex hormones extends beyond their roles in sexual differentiation and development. In many animal species, sex hormones have been shown to be essential for sexual differentiation of the brain during development and for maintaining sexually dimorphic behavior throughout life. The principals of sex determination in humans have been demonstrated to be similar to other mammals. However, the hormonal influence on sexual dimorphic differences in the nervous system in humans, sex differences in behaviors, and its correlations with those of other mammals is still an emerging field. In this review, the roles of androgens in gender and cognitive function are discussed with the emphasis on subjects with androgen action defects including complete androgen insensitivity due to androgen receptor mutations and 5alpha-reductase-2 deficiency syndromes due to 5alpha-reductase-2 gene mutations. The issue of the complex interaction of nature versus nurture is addressed.
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Assunto principal:
Fisiologia
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Comportamento Sexual
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Síndrome
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Caracteres Sexuais
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Cognição
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Colestenona 5 alfa-Redutase
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Genética
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Androgênios
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Mutação
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
Ano de publicação:
2006
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