The Role of Hormones in Sexual Differentiation in Man
The article presents fundamental information on the role of gonadal hormones in the developement of anatomical sex phenotypes and (via their effects on the brain differentiation) on the formation of gender identity and sexual orientation., The principal roles in these processes are played by and...
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| Language: | deu |
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe Chrześcijańskiej Akademii Teologicznej w Warszawie (Scientific Publishing House of the Christian Academy of Theology in Warsaw)
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Studia z Teorii Wychowania |
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| Online Access: | http://sztw.chat.edu.pl/gicid/01.3001.0016.1137 |
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| Summary: | The article presents fundamental information on the role of gonadal hormones in the developement of anatomical sex phenotypes and (via their effects on the brain differentiation) on the formation of gender identity and sexual orientation., The principal roles in these processes are played by androgen (mostly testosterone) in the fetal and peri-natal period in the male sex or their absence in the female sex. It is hypothesized that among the factors which can disturb these processes are environemental pollutants, which can interact with hormone receptors, including the receptors of sex hormones (s.c. endocrine disruptors, endocrine disrupting chemicals). The higher secretion of testosterone in men since the puberty leads to a stronger developement of muscles and skeleton, whereas the higher secretion of estrogens in women to the earlier end of a growing up process. It results in the inequality of physical strenght between women and men which had a significant influence on the formation of typical social roles of both genders, especially in the prehistorical period. |
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| ISSN: | 2083-0998 2719-4078 |