Fluctuating Asymmetry and Steroid Hormones: A Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Steroid Hormones and FA
2.1. Glucocorticoids
2.1.1. Nonhuman Animal Studies
2.1.1.1. Prenatal Development Period
2.1.1.2 Postnatal Development Period
2.1.2. Human Studies
2.2. Sex Steroids
2.2.1. Androgens
2.2.1.1. Nonhuman Animal Studies
2.2.1.2. Human Studies
2.2.2. Estrogens
3. Summary
4. Concluding remarks
Acknowledgments
References and Notes
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