Proper cerebrovascular development and neurogliovascular unit assembly are essential for
brain growth and function throughout life, ensuring the continuous supply of nutrients and …

In the last years there has been a considerable advance in the knowledge on the regulation
of astrocytes by sex steroids under physiological and pathological conditions. By the …

Ornamentation, such as the showy plumage of birds, is widespread among female
vertebrates, yet the evolutionary pressures sha** female ornamentation remain uncertain …

Singing of songbirds is sensitive to testosterone and its androgenic and estrogenic
metabolites in a species-specific way. The hormonal effects on song pattern are likely …

Abstract Contribution to Special Issue on Fast effects of steroids. Human infants are the most
proficient of the few vocal learner species. Sharing similar principles in terms of the …

Age-related central nervous system function decline and increased susceptibility of females
compared to males with respect to prevalence of several neurodegenerative and …

In the 1970s, Nottebohm and Arnold reported marked male-biased sex differences in the
volume of three song control nuclei in songbirds. Subsequently a series of studies on …

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of shell supplementation on the regulation of
male reproduction in rats Materials and Methods: The zinc (Zn) level of shell from blood clam …

In multicellular organisms, sexed gonads have evolved that facilitate release of sperm
versus eggs, and bilaterian animals purposefully combine their gametes via mating …

Singing occurs in songbirds of both sexes, but some species show typical degrees of sex-
specific performance. We studied the transcriptional sex differences in the HVC, a brain …