Adult digit ratio (2D:4D) is not related to umbilical cord androgen or estrogen concentrations, their ratios or net bioactivity

Adult digit ratio (2D:4D) is not related to umbilical cord androgen or estrogen concentrations, their ratios or net bioactivity

Background: Ratio of second digit length to fourth digit length (2D:4D) has been extensively used in human and experimental research as a marker of fetal sex steroid exposure. However, very few human studies have measured the direct relationship between fetal androgen or estrogen concentrations and...

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Main Authors: Hollier, Lauren, Keelan, J., Jamnadass, E., Maybery, M., Hickey, M., Whitehouse, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ireland Ltd 2015
Subjects:
2D:4D
digit ratio
androgens
cord blood
Raine study
estrogens
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48405

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