Man a real man do not only male hormones, but women, as it became known in the course of the study. Estrogen also plays a significant role in the formation of masculinity.
Gender-specific behavior is often explained hormones . Virility, rudeness, aggressiveness - high Testosterone And women's femininity, elegance and delicacy - the influence estrogen . But a new study by specialists of the University of California, shows that in this case is not so simple.
Men hormone testosterone does not work in a limited way, as is commonly believed, when it comes to masculinity brain during the development of the boy. Not only converts testosterone to Are typical male and estrogen.
"It was known that testosterone and estrogen play a significant role in the typical male behavior in many vertebrates, - says study author Dr. Nirav Shah. - And we had to establish how these hormones interact to control masculinity brain and behavior. "
Shah and his colleagues deduced the genetic characteristics of the variety of mice that lacked pathway plays a role in the formation of Masculinity animals. Yet male mice still behave, what is called a man, although with minor differences. They are still labeled with their territory and fight.
Scientists have found that estrogen Which is virtually impossible to detect in the circulation of most of males can be obtained from testosterone. In the brain that controls the behavior of estrogen, usually attributed to men.
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