title: Sexual differentiation of the central nervous system.
abstract: Sexual differentiation of reproductive and behavior patterns is largely effected by hormones produced by the gonads. In many higher vertebrates, an integral part of this process is the induction of permanent and essentially irreversible sex differences in central nervous function, in response to gonadal hormones secreted early in development.
mesh_terms: D000728:Androgens / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000196:embryology* / Q000502:physiology; D004967:Estrogens / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008322:Mammals / Q000502:physiology; D009024:Morphogenesis; D010053:Ovary / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000378:metabolism; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis; D012733:Sex Differentiation; D013737:Testis / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D004967:Estrogens; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins