Effects of perinatal testosterone on handedness of gerbils: Support for part of the Geschwind-Galaburda hypothesis

When assuming their species-typical tripodal stance, male Mongolian gerbils use their right forepaw for support more frequently than do females. Clark et al conducted an experiment to determine whether, as N. Gerschwind and A. M. Galaburda have proposed, the direction of such sexually dimorphic late...

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Published in:Behavioral neuroscience 1996-04, Vol.110 (2), p.412
Main Authors: Clark, Mertice M, Robertson, Rohan K, Galef, Bennett G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Handedness
Hormones
Rodents
Sexes
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Summary:When assuming their species-typical tripodal stance, male Mongolian gerbils use their right forepaw for support more frequently than do females. Clark et al conducted an experiment to determine whether, as N. Gerschwind and A. M. Galaburda have proposed, the direction of such sexually dimorphic lateral assymmetry of forelimb use is affected by perinatal exposure to testosterone.
ISSN:0735-7044
1939-0084