Testosterone Flashcards
What is testosterone?
steroid hormone that stimulates the development of male sexual characteristics
How much testosterone do females produce?
10% of whats found in males
What does the SRY gene control?
controls whether gonads become ovaries or testes
What does testosterone act on?
hypothalamus
What is testosterone associated with?
masculinisation of the brain - competitiveness/agression
What did Young in 1966 do?
gave male hormones to female mice
What did Young find?
the effect was irreversible suggesting testosterone is key in determining behaviour
What did Edwards 1968 find?
injections of testosterone in neonate female mice made them act like males
What did Money 1972 report on?
a sample of girls whose mothers took drugs containing testosterone during pregnancy
What did Money find?
that the girls exhibited male-type behaviours
What did Deady measure?
testosterone levels and gave the BSRI to women between 25 and 30 years of age
