Articles by author - Larisa V Tarasenko

Hormonal protection of gender-related peculiarities of testosterone metabolism in the brain of prenatally stressed rats.

Reznikov A, Tarasenko L.

Journal Article 2007; 28(5): 671-674 PubMed PMID: 17984938  Keywords:  Animals, Aromatase:metabolism, Cholestenone 5 alpha-Reductase:metabolism, Female, Hypothalamus, Middle:embryology, Immobilization, Pregnancy, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Preoptic Area:embryology, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Sex Characteristics, Stress, Psy.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Prenatal stress results in demasculinization and feminization of sexual behavior in adult male rats. Earlier the preventive ef.....

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Opioids are responsible for neurochemical feminization of the brain in prenatally stressed male rats.

Reznikov A, Nosenko N, Tarasenko L.

Journal Article 2005; 26(1): 35-38 PubMed PMID: 15726017  Keywords:  3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase:metabolism, Animals, Aromatase:metabolism, Brain Chemistry:physiology, Catecholamines:metabolism, Chromatography, Thin Layer, Dopamine:metabolism, Female, Feminization:physiopathology, Hypothalamus:metabolism, Male, N.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: To study the role of opioids in early postnatal changes of the hypothalamic testosterone metabolism and catecholamine content .....

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