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Estradiol is responsible for both masculinizing and defeminizing the hypothalamus / preoptic area. Estradiol induces a host of molecular and morphological changes in a regionally specific manner. Feminization of the brain is the default program, and prepares the brain for female sexual behavior in adulthood. For abbreviations, see text.
