Relationship between Preference for Opposite-sex Odour and Morphology of the Principal Nucleus of the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis

The principal nucleus of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNSTp) is an integral component of the mouse accessory olfactory system, and plays a key role in pheromonal processing. In males, this region is not only larger and contains more neurons than in females, but the cells are also larger...

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Main Author: Charchuk, Derek
Other Authors: Holmes, Melissa M.
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/30535