His and hers: Male sex hormones control differences in mammary gland nerve growth

Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 16:50 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have found a surprising mechanism that gives male sex hormones like testosterone control over the gender-specific absence or presence of mammary gland nerves that sense the amount of milk available in breast milk ducts.

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