PMID: 3749401Jan 1, 1986Paper

Neonatal exposure of female ferrets to testosterone alters sociosexual preferences in adulthood

Psychoneuroendocrinology
J T Martin, M J Baum

Abstract

Sociosexual preferences in adult female ferrets, as measured in a choice arena, were altered by neonatal exposure to exogenous testosterone. Adult female ferrets showed a preference for males which did not depend on the presence of gonadal steroids, because gonadectomized and gonadectomized estrogen-treated females showed identical preferences for males. Adult castrated males showed no preference for females unless these males were treated with testosterone. A similar no-preference pattern was found in adult females that had received testosterone neonatally. Females exposed neonatally to dihydrotestosterone or estradiol exhibited the normal females' male-oriented preference. These results indicate that testosterone secreted by the testes in the developing male may interrupt the phenotypic female development pattern and hence prevent the emergence of a homosexual preference in adulthood in the male ferret.

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Jan 22, 2004·Hormones and Behavior·James T Martin, Duc Huu Nguyen
Mar 8, 2011·Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology·C L HenleyL G Clemens

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