Shapiro B H, Levine D C, Adler N T
Science. 1980 Jul 18;209(4454):418-20. doi: 10.1126/science.7384816.
Although genotypically male (XY), the testicular feminized rat develops as an anatomic female because of an inherited deficiency in intracellular androgen receptors that prevents androgen imprinting of sexual primordia. However, the ability of testicular feminized rats to exhibit male-like sexual behavior and little feminine sexual behavior suggests that the brain can be masculinized without androgens.
尽管睾丸雌性化大鼠在基因上为雄性(XY),但由于细胞内雄激素受体的遗传性缺陷,阻止了性原基的雄激素印记,其发育为解剖学上的雌性。然而,睾丸雌性化大鼠表现出类似雄性性行为且几乎没有雌性性行为的能力表明,大脑可以在没有雄激素的情况下实现雄性化。