Brain development: The most important sexual organ

被引：35

作者：

Dennis, C

机构：

[1] Nature's Australasian correspondent,

来源：

NATURE | 2004年 / 427卷 / 6973期

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D O I：

10.1038/427390a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

New evidence suggests that the brain begins to develop differently in males and females much earlier than was thought - before sex hormones come into play. Carina Dennis considers the implications.

引用

页码：390 / 392

页数：3

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