Medial preoptic area in mice is capable of mediating sexually dimorphic behaviors regardless of gender
oleh: Yi-Chao Wei, Shao-Ran Wang, Zhuo-Lei Jiao, Wen Zhang, Jun-Kai Lin, Xing-Yu Li, Shuai-Shuai Li, Xin Zhang, Xiao-Hong Xu
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2018-01-01 |
Deskripsi
The medial preoptic area (mPOA) in a mammalian brain is sexually dimorphic, and yet its exact function in mediating gender-specific behavior remains unclear. Here, Xu and colleagues show that optogenetic manipulation of the mPOA in male mice induce female-stereotyped behaviors and vice versa.