Serum testosterone levels in male and female subjects with standard and anomalous dominance.
Serum testosterone levels were determined in female and male subjects. Hand preference was assessed by the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory. Subjects with anomalous dominance (left-handers, mixed-handers, and right-handers with familial sinistrality) were compared to subjects with standard dominance (right-handers without familial sinistrality). The mean serum testosterone levels were found to be significantly higher in subjects with anomalous dominance than those with standard dominance. It was concluded that the results are in accord with the testosterone hypothesis of cerebral lateralization.
Atatürk University, Medical Faculty, Institute of Physiology, Erzurum, Turkey.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*
D013739:Testosterone