Comparing Postnatal Development of Gonadal Hormones and Associated Social Behaviors in Rats, Mice, and Humans

Endocrinology
Margaret R Bell

Abstract

Postnatal development includes dramatic changes in gonadal hormones and the many social behaviors they help regulate, both in rodents and humans. Parental care-seeking is the most salient social interaction in neonates and infants, play and prosocial behaviors are commonly studied in juveniles, and the development of aggression and sexual behavior begins in peripubertal stages but continues through late adolescence into adulthood. Although parental behaviors are shown after reproductive success in adulthood, alloparenting behaviors are actually high in juveniles as well. These behaviors are sensitive to both early-life organizational effects of gonadal hormones and later-life activational regulation. However, changes in circulating gonadal hormones and the display of the previous behaviors over development differ between rats, mice, and humans. These endpoints are of interest to endocrinologist, toxicologists, and neuroscientists because of their relevance to mental health disorders and their vulnerability to effects of endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure. As such, the goal of this mini-review is to succinctly describe and relate the postnatal development of gonadal hormones and social behaviors to each other, over time, and...Continue Reading

References

Nov 1, 1978·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism·D ApterR Vihko
Jul 1, 1979·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism·G L HammondR Vihko
Jun 1, 1975·Journal of Steroid Biochemistry·D GuptaM Eichner
Oct 1, 1979·Psychoneuroendocrinology·B D Sachs, R L Meisel
Aug 1, 1977·Hormones and Behavior·M S Barkley, B D Goldman
May 1, 1978·Behavioral Biology·M S Barkley, B D Goldman
Jan 1, 1978·Journal of Reproduction and Fertility·B E Piacsek, M P Goodspeed
Sep 1, 1977·Biology of Reproduction·C C KorenbrotR I Weiner
Nov 1, 1977·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism·D Apter, R Vihko
Sep 1, 1976·The Journal of Endocrinology·P Södersten
Apr 1, 1975·The Journal of Clinical Investigation·B M Sherman, S G Korenman
Dec 1, 1975·Physiology & Behavior·R Gandelman, F S Vom Saal
Mar 1, 1976·Journal of Reproduction and Fertility·J G Vandenbergh
Mar 1, 1992·Archives Internationales De Physiologie, De Biochimie Et De Biophysique·P CorbierJ Roffi
Jan 1, 1992·Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews·D J AlbertM L Walsh
Nov 17, 1990·BMJ : British Medical Journal·D J Barker
Jul 1, 1986·The Journal of Endocrinology·R Carson, J Smith
Mar 1, 1988·Journal of Reproduction and Fertility·M A Mannan, P J O'Shaughnessy
Jan 1, 1988·Physiology & Behavior·L G ClemensB Rakerd
Nov 1, 1987·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism·F BidlingmaierD Knorr
Dec 1, 1974·Behavioral Biology·D P Dyer, C H Southwick
Jan 1, 1972·Developmental Psychobiology·E Noirot
Jul 1, 1972·Physiology & Behavior·R Gandelman
Mar 1, 1972·Hormones and Behavior·D M Quadagno, J Rockwell
Oct 1, 1973·Biology of Reproduction·T D McKinney, C Desjardins
Jan 1, 1974·Physiology & Behavior·R S BridgesV H Denenberg
Jun 1, 1974·Hormones and Behavior·R E Whalen
Mar 1, 1972·Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology·M J Baum

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Sep 15, 2018·Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience·Androniki RaftogianniValery Grinevich
Oct 31, 2018·Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience·Dusti A ShayCheryl S Rosenfeld
Aug 15, 2020·Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience·Jean K Rivera-IrizarryKristen E Pleil
Sep 23, 2020·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Ana C DuarteCecília R A Santos
Dec 20, 2020·Animals : an Open Access Journal From MDPI·Alberto ElmiDomenico Ventrella
Nov 25, 2020·Metabolites·Patrick PannJerzy Adamski
Apr 2, 2021·The Journal of Experimental Biology·Matthieu PaiolaTiphaine Monsinjon
Jun 10, 2021·Nature Communications·Tristan P WallisFrédéric A Meunier
Jun 12, 2021·Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology·Mariela Faykoo-MartinezMelissa M Holmes
Aug 24, 2021·The Journal of Experimental Biology·Matthieu PaiolaTiphaine Monsinjon
Aug 29, 2021·Toxicological Sciences : an Official Journal of the Society of Toxicology·Karen ChiuJodi A Flaws
Nov 28, 2021·Nutrients·Anastasia Konstantina SakaliMaria Papagianni

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.