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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 4.
Published in final edited form as: Horm Behav. 2009 Mar 2;55(4):465–479. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.02.004

Table 1.

Suggested Organizational Testosterone Effects on Brain Development

“Upstream” Effects
Increased cell proliferation and cell death
Slower prenatal development
Increased lateralization
Modulation of neurotransmission
Interaction with genotype
“Downstream” Effects
Influence on selection of environmental niche
Effect on elicitation of environmental response