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Published Papers and Abstracts for Review

Here are links to all of the papers published on this research. A review of these publications, which all exist in peer-reviewed, recognized, and well-regarded scientific journals will demonstrate that the motives of this research are purely scientific, are not based in intolerance and clearly aimed at furthering understanding.

LINKS:

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 55 (1996) Endocrine correlates of partner preference in rams

Brain Research, Volume 811(1998) Distribution and regulation of aromatase activity in the ram hypothalamus and amygdala

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, Supplement 53 (1999) Sexual behavior of rams: male orientation and its endocrine correlates

Journal of Neuroendocrinology, Volume 12 (2000) Distribution of aromatase messenger RNA in the ram hypothalamus: An in situ hybridization study

Domestic Animal Endocrinology, Volume 18 (2000) Review: Brain aromatization and other factors affecting male reproductive behavior with emphasis on the sexual orientation of rams

Archives of Sexual Behavior, Volume 31 (2002) Hormonal influences on sexual partner preference in rams 

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67 (2002) Relationship of serum testosterone concentrations to mate preferences in rams

Biology Reproduction, Volume 68 (2003) Estrogen synthesis in fetal sheep brain: Effects of maternal treatment with an aromatase inhibitor

Endocrinology, Volume 145 (2004): The Volume of a Sexually Dimorphic Nucleus in the Ovine Medial Preoptic Area/Anterior Hypothalamus Varies with Sexual Partner Preference

Physiology and Behavior, Volume 83 (2004) Sexual Partner Preference, Hypothalamic Morphology, and Aromatase in Rams

Brain Research, Volume 1110 (2006) Expression of steroid hormone receptors in the fetal sheep brain during the critical period for sexual differentiation

Endocrine, Volume 29 (2006) The effect of aromatase inhibition on the sexual differentiation of the sheep brain

Endocrinology, Volume 148 (2007): The Ovine Sexually Dimorphic Nucleus of the Medial Preoptic Area Is Organized Prenatally by Testosterone

Hormones and Behavior, Volume 52 (2007) The Ram as a Model for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology