title: Animal behavior: shifting neural circuits with sex hormones.
abstract: Male and female mice behave differently when encountering a male. A recent study identifies progesterone receptor-expressing neurons in the hypothalamus that are required for sexual behavior and male aggression. These findings provide insight into how neural circuits control sexually dimorphic behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ferrero
authors.forename: Stephen D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Liberles
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012725:Sexual Behavior