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What is the primary androgen secreted by the testes before puberty?
What is the primary androgen secreted by the testes before puberty?
- Testosterone (T) (correct)
- Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH)
- Estrogen (E)
- Dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
What is the function of 5α-reductase in gonadal steroid synthesis?
What is the function of 5α-reductase in gonadal steroid synthesis?
- Converting testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (correct)
- Converting anti-müllerian hormone to testosterone
- Converting cholesterol to estrogen
- Converting estrogen to testosterone
What is the role of Sertoli cells in the male fetus?
What is the role of Sertoli cells in the male fetus?
- Producing anti-müllerian hormone (correct)
- Producing testosterone
- Producing estrogen
- Producing sperm
What is the process by which testosterone is converted within target cells?
What is the process by which testosterone is converted within target cells?
What is the origin of medullary cords in the male fetus?
What is the origin of medullary cords in the male fetus?
What is the outcome of cortical cords in the male fetus?
What is the outcome of cortical cords in the male fetus?
What is the primary mechanism by which perinatal androgens or their metabolites affect reproductive behavior?
What is the primary mechanism by which perinatal androgens or their metabolites affect reproductive behavior?
What is the role of steroid hormones in the activation of reproductive behavior in adulthood?
What is the role of steroid hormones in the activation of reproductive behavior in adulthood?
What is the result of giving androgens perinatally to female rats?
What is the result of giving androgens perinatally to female rats?
What is the aromatization hypothesis proposed by Christensen et al. in 1978?
What is the aromatization hypothesis proposed by Christensen et al. in 1978?
Why don't circulating estrogens from the mother masculinize female rats perinatally?
Why don't circulating estrogens from the mother masculinize female rats perinatally?
What is the role of ERα and ERβ in male sex behavior?
What is the role of ERα and ERβ in male sex behavior?
What is the name of the protein that protects female fetuses from the effects of testosterone?
What is the name of the protein that protects female fetuses from the effects of testosterone?
Which brain region is larger in males and is dependent on testosterone?
Which brain region is larger in males and is dependent on testosterone?
What is the name of the hypothesis that explains how testosterone influences sexual differentiation of the brain?
What is the name of the hypothesis that explains how testosterone influences sexual differentiation of the brain?
What is the effect of the absence of perinatal androgen on the anteroventral periventricular nucleus?
What is the effect of the absence of perinatal androgen on the anteroventral periventricular nucleus?
Which of the following is NOT a possible mechanism of steroid hormone-induced sex differences in the brain?
Which of the following is NOT a possible mechanism of steroid hormone-induced sex differences in the brain?
What is the enzyme responsible for converting testosterone to estrogen in the brain?
What is the enzyme responsible for converting testosterone to estrogen in the brain?
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