Sex- and brain region-specific patterns of gene expression associated with socially-mediated puberty in a eusocial mammal.

The social environment can alter pubertal timing through neuroendocrine mechanisms that are not fully understood; it is thought that stress hormones (e.g., glucocorticoids or corticotropin-releasing hormone) influence the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis to inhibit puberty. Here, we use the eusoc...

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Main Authors: Mariela Faykoo-Martinez, D Ashley Monks, Iva B Zovkic, Melissa M Holmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5825099?pdf=render

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