Early Androgen Activity After Birth Determines the Hypothalamic Expression of Androgen and Estrogen Receptors in Adulthood in Female but Not in Male Rats

    July 2025 in “ Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology ”
    Rocío García-Úbeda, José Manuel Fernández‐García, Ulises Primo … Beatriz Carrillo
    Studysummary This study found that early postnatal androgen activity affects the long-term expression of hormone receptors differently in female Wistar rats, influencing neural system programming during development.
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