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Hypothalamus Differences in the Male and Female - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 13:43, 4 September 2008
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* Complete 'defeminization' of the brain requires postnatal exposure to androgens.
* Complete 'defeminization' of the brain requires postnatal exposure to androgens.
* Continued exposure to androgens is required to render the surge centre inoperative.
* Continued exposure to androgens is required to render the surge centre inoperative.
* As a result, LH does not surge, it maintains a relatively consistent episodic pattern of secretion every day.
** Episodes occur every 2-6 hours in the postpubertal male.
* Steady, pulsatile GnRH and LH release results in a steady, pulsatile release of testosterone.
== The Female Hypothalamus ==
== The Female Hypothalamus ==