Luann
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Microglia are essential to masculinization of brain and behavior (rat study)
"All measures of masculine sexual behavior were significantly influenced by the neonatal treatments, including number of mounts... and treating females with estradiol increased the number of mounts to male levels, also as expected. However, co-treatment with estradiol and minocycline prevented the estradiol-induced masculinization of mount number in females ..."
"estradiol treated females exhibited a higher number of intromission-like behaviors relative to vehicle treated females, as expected, however co-treatment with estradiol and minocycline prevented the estradiol-induced masculinization of intromission-like behaviors in females"
I know it's dense and maybe has been posted here before. But, this is cool stuff.
"All measures of masculine sexual behavior were significantly influenced by the neonatal treatments, including number of mounts... and treating females with estradiol increased the number of mounts to male levels, also as expected. However, co-treatment with estradiol and minocycline prevented the estradiol-induced masculinization of mount number in females ..."
"estradiol treated females exhibited a higher number of intromission-like behaviors relative to vehicle treated females, as expected, however co-treatment with estradiol and minocycline prevented the estradiol-induced masculinization of intromission-like behaviors in females"
I know it's dense and maybe has been posted here before. But, this is cool stuff.
