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Past, present and future of epigenetics in brain sexual differentiation by Forger, N. G.

“…Sexual differentiation has long been considered “epigenetic”, although the meaning of that word has shifted over time. Here, we track the evolution of ideas…”
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Control of Cell Number in the Sexually Dimorphic Brain and Spinal Cord by Forger, N. G.

“…The hormonal control of cell death is currently the best‐established mechanism for creating sex differences in cell number in the brain and spinal cord. For…”
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Cell death and sexual differentiation of the nervous system by Forger, N.G.

“…Sex differences in nuclear volume or neuron number often are attributed to the hormonal control of cell death. In the spinal nucleus of the bulbocavernosus,…”
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Differential Control of Sex Differences in Estrogen Receptor α in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis and Anteroventral Periventricular Nucleus by Kelly, D. A, Varnum, M. M, Krentzel, A. A, Krug, S, Forger, N. G

“…The principal nucleus of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNSTp) and anteroventral periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (AVPV) are sexually…”
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Distribution of oxytocin in the brain of a eusocial rodent by Rosen, G.J, de Vries, G.J, Goldman, S.L, Goldman, B.D, Forger, N.G

“…Abstract Naked mole-rats are highly social rodents that live in large colonies characterized by a rigid social and reproductive hierarchy. Only one female, the…”
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Effects of Neonatal Treatment with Valproic Acid on Vasopressin Immunoreactivity and Olfactory Behaviour in Mice by Murray, E. K., Varnum, M. M., Fernandez, J. L., de Vries, G. J., Forger, N. G.

“…Recent findings demonstrate that epigenetic modifications are required for the sexual differentiation of the brain. For example, neonatal administration of the…”
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DNA methylation and demethylation shape sexual differentiation of neurochemical phenotype by Cortes, L.R., Forger, N.G.

“…Some of the best-studied neural sex differences depend on differential cell death in males and females, but other sex differences persist even if cell death is…”
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Sexual differentiation of estrogen receptor alpha subpopulations in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus by Cortes, L.R., Sturgeon, H., Forger, N.G.

“…Estrogen receptor (ER) α-expressing neurons in the ventrolateral area of the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMHvl) are implicated in the control of many behaviors…”
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Sexual Differentiation of the Nervous System: Where the Action Is by Seney, M. L, Forger, N. G

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Sex differences in NeuN- and androgen receptor–positive cells in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis are due to Bax-dependent cell death by Holmes, M.M, McCutcheon, J, Forger, N.G

“…Abstract The principal nucleus of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNSTp) is larger in males than in females of several species. We previously…”
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Androgens and masculinization of genitalia in the spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta). 2. Effects of prenatal anti-androgens by Drea, C M, Weldele, M L, Forger, N G, Coscia, E M, Frank, L G, Licht, P, Glickman, S E

“…Pregnant spotted hyaenas were treated with anti-androgens to interfere with the unusually masculine 'phallic' development that characterizes females of this…”
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Ciliary neurotrophic factor maintains motoneurons and their target muscles in developing rats by Forger, NG, Roberts, SL, Wong, V, Breedlove, SM

“…Ciliary neutrophic factor (CNTF) can enhance motoneuron survival during naturally occurring cell death in the chick (Oppenheim et al, 1991). Because receptors…”
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Blockade of Endogenous Neurotrophic Factors Prevents the Androgenic Rescue of Rat Spinal Motoneurons by Xu, Jun, Gingras, Karen M, Bengston, Lynn, Di Marco, Annalise, Forger, Nancy G

“…Target-derived neurotrophic factors are assumed to regulate motoneuron cell death during development but remain unspecified. Motoneuron cell death in the…”
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A sex difference in the hypothalamus of the spotted hyena by Forger, N. G, Fenstemaker, S. B, Zup, S. L, Frank, L. G, Glickman, S. E

“…The female spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) presents the most highly 'masculinized' external genitalia of any extant mammal; the female has a large, fully…”
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Sexual dimorphism in human and canine spinal cord: role of early androgen by Forger, N.G, Breedlove, S.M

“…Onuf's nucleus, located in the sacral spinal cord of dogs, cats, and primates, innervates perineal muscles involved in copulatory behavior. A sexual dimorphism…”
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Sexual dimorphism and androgen effects on spinal motoneurons innervating the rat flexor digitorum brevis by Leslie, M, Forger, N G, Breedlove, S M

“…The foot muscle, flexor digitorum brevis, is innervated by motoneurons in the retrodorsolateral nucleus of the lumbar spinal cord in rats. We found this muscle…”
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Motoneuronal death during human fetal development by Forger, N G, Breedlove, S M

“…The total number of ventral horn motoneurons throughout the spinal cord was determined for 19 human fetuses ranging in age from 11 to 32 menstrual weeks. There…”
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Intrauterine position affects motoneuron number and muscle size in a sexually dimorphic neuromuscular system by Forger, Nancy G., Galef, Bennett G., Clark, Mertice M.

“…The intrauterine position occupied by a rodent fetus influences the amount of testosterone to which it is exposed before birth. Animals that are gestated…”
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Recovery of lipid mass after removal of adipose tissue in ground squirrels by Dark, J, Forger, N G, Stern, J S, Zucker, I

“…Male golden-mantled ground squirrels subjected to surgical removal of substantial portions of inguinal, retroperitoneal, and epididymal adipose tissue…”
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Differential effects of testosterone metabolites upon the size of sexually dimorphic motoneurons in adulthood by Forger, N G, Fishman, R B, Breedlove, S M

“…This study examined the effect of testosterone and two of its metabolites on the size of motoneurons in the sexually dimorphic spinal nucleus of the…”
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