Abstract
The changes in neuron dendroarchitectonics in the posteromedial nucleus of the amygdala induced by administration of 1250 μg testosterone propionate on neonatal day 5 have been revealed in adult female Wistar rats for the first time.
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Original Russian Text © A.V. Akhmadeev, 2008, published in Ontogenez, 2008, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 374–378.
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Akhmadeev, A.V. Organizing effect of androgenization on neurons in posterior medial nucleus of amygdala in rats. Russ J Dev Biol 39, 303–306 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106236040805007X
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