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Hypothalamus Differences in the Male and Female - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 13:50, 4 September 2008
, 13:50, 4 September 2008→Introduction
* The [[Hypothalamus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|hypothalamus]] is inherently female.
* The [[Hypothalamus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|hypothalamus]] is inherently female.
* Testosterone 'defeminizes' the brain during embryogenesis and eliminates the GnRH surge centre in males.
* [[Endocrine_System_-_Testes_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Testosterone]] 'defeminizes' the brain during embryogenesis and eliminates the GnRH surge centre in males.
* The female foetus has no testes to produce testosterone, thus developes a [[Hypothalamus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|hypothalamic]] GnRH surge centre.
* The female foetus has no testes to produce [[Endocrine_System_-_Testes_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|testosterone]], thus developes a [[Hypothalamus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|hypothalamic]] GnRH surge centre.
== Defeminizing the Hypothalamus in the Male ==
== Defeminizing the Hypothalamus in the Male ==