An enlarged suprachiasmatic nucleus in homosexual men

DF Swaab, MA Hofman�- Brain research, 1990 - Elsevier
Morphometric analysis of the human hypothalamus revealed that the volume of the
suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in homosexual men is 1.7 times as large as that of a�…

Morphometric analysis of the suprachiasmatic and paraventricular nuclei in the human brain: sex differences and age-dependent changes.

MA Hofman, E Fliers, E Goudsmit, DF Swaab�- Journal of anatomy, 1988 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The size, shape and cellular morphology of the suprachiasmatic (SCN) and paraventricular
nuclei (PVN) in the human hypothalamus were examined in relation to sex and age. In both�…

Brain research, gender and sexual orientation

DF Swaab, LJG Gooren, MA Hofman�- Journal of Homosexuality, 1995 - Taylor & Francis
Recent brain research has revealed structural differences in the hypothalamus in relation to
biological sex and sexual orientation. Differences in size and cell number of various nuclei�…

The interstitial nuclei of the human anterior hypothalamus: an investigation of sexual variation in volume and cell size, number and density

W Byne, MS Lasco, E Kemether, A Shinwari, MA Edgar…�- Brain research, 2000 - Elsevier
The four interstitial nuclei of the anterior hypothalamus (INAH) have been considered as
candidate human nuclei for homology with the much studied sexually dimorphic nucleus of�…

The sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area in the human brain: a comparative morphometric study.

MA Hofman, DF Swaab�- Journal of anatomy, 1989 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area (SDN-POA) in the human hypothalamus
is an ovoid, densely packed collection of large cells. The size, shape and cellular�…

Two sexually dimorphic cell groups in the human brain

LS Allen, M Hines, JE Shryne…�- Journal of�…, 1989 - Soc Neuroscience
A quantitative analysis of the volume of 4 cell groups in the preoptic-anterior hypothalamic
area (PO-AHA) and of the supraoptic nucleus (SON) of the human brain was performed in�…

The interstitial nuclei of the human anterior hypothalamus: an investigation of variation with sex, sexual orientation, and HIV status

W Byne, S Tobet, LA Mattiace, MS Lasco…�- Hormones and�…, 2001 - Elsevier
The interstitial nuclei of the human anterior hypothalamus (INAH1–4) have been considered
candidates for homology with the sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area of the rat�…

Cytoarchitectonic sexual dimorphisms of the medial preoptic and anterior hypothalamic areas in guinea pig, rat, hamster, and mouse

R Bleier, W Byne, I Siggelkow�- Journal of Comparative�…, 1982 - Wiley Online Library
A cytoarchitectonic analysis is presented of a configuration of cells which extends through
the medial preoptic and rostral part of the anterior hypothalamus of the guinea pig, rat�…

A difference in hypothalamic structure between heterosexual and homosexual men

S LeVay�- Science, 1991 - science.org
The anterior hypothalamus of the brain participates in the regulation of male-typical sexual
behavior. The volumes of four cell groups in this region [interstitial nuclei of the anterior�…

Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus: ontogeny of the sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area

DF Swaab, MA Hofman�- Developmental Brain Research, 1988 - Elsevier
Sexual differentiation of the hypothalamus of the human brain is generally believed to take
place around midpregnancy and thought to be related to the development of sexual�…