Medial amygdalar aromatase neurons regulate aggression in both sexes

Unger, Elizabeth K., Burke, Kenneth J., Yang, Cindy F., Bender, Kevin J., Fuller, Patrick M., Shah, Nirao M.·2015·Cell Reports
DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.12.040

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