ABSTRACT

Masculinisation ............................................................................................8 1.8 α-Fetoprotein and Sex Hormone Binding Globulin .....................................9 1.9 Testosterone and 5α-Dihydrotestosterone ..................................................10 1.10 Endogenous Opioids and Influences of Opiates on the Developing Brain ......10 1.11 Sexual Dimorphism in the Spinal Cord .....................................................11 1.12 Sexually Dimorphic Structures in the Medial Preoptic Area and the

Hypothalamus ...........................................................................................12 1.13 Amygdala ...................................................................................................15 1.14 Sexual Dimorphism in the Human Brain ..................................................16