Arnold A P
Department of Psychology and Laboratory Neuroendocrinology, Brain Research Instititute, University of California, Los Angeles, 90024- 1563.
J Exp Zool Suppl. 1990;4:22-30. doi: 10.1002/jez.1402560406.
In the neural system controlling song in passerine birds, gonadal steroid hormones have potent effects on neural growth and differentiation. During ontogeny, sex differences in the secretion of steroid hormones lead to dramatic sex differences in neuron number and structure. In adulthood, sex steroid hormones also cause a significant reorganization of neural circuits. These studies of hormone action have been influential in the development of the field of neuroendocrinology.
在控制鸣禽鸣叫的神经系统中，性腺类固醇激素对神经生长和分化具有强大的影响。在个体发育过程中，类固醇激素分泌的性别差异导致神经元数量和结构出现显著的性别差异。在成年期，性类固醇激素也会引起神经回路的显著重组。这些激素作用的研究对神经内分泌学领域的发展产生了影响。
