Glossary / Lexicon
Organizing effect
Organizing effect refers to long-lasting effect of a hormone that is present during a sensitive period early in development
Related Articles | |
| Androgens at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Androgens refers to a group of naturally occurring steroid hormones produced by both men and women; ; . . . Read More | |
| Activating effect at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Activating effect refers to the temporary effect of a hormone on behavior or anatomy, occurring only . . . Read More | |
| Activational effect at psychology-glossary.com | ■■ |
Activational effect refers to the effect of a hormone on a physiological system that has already developed. . . . Read More | |
| GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) at psychology-glossary.com | ■■ |
GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) refers to an anabolic steroid (synthetic derivatives of the male hormone . . . Read More | |
| Androgen hormone at psychology-glossary.com | ■■ |
Androgen hormone refers to any steroid hormone, primarily produced by the testes, that has a "masculinizing" . . . Read More | |
| Melatonin at psychology-glossary.com | ■■ |
Melatonin is a natural hormone produced in the brain by the pineal gland. The production and release . . . Read More | |
| ADH at psychology-glossary.com | ■■ |
ADH is the abbreviations of Alcohol Dehydrogenase which is a liver enzyme that metabolizes alcohol into . . . Read More | |
| Biological biasing effect at psychology-glossary.com | ■■ |
Biological biasing effect refers to hypothesized effect that prenatal exposure to sex hormones has on . . . Read More | |
| Estradiol at psychology-glossary.com | ■■ |
Estradiol is one type of --- estrogen; - - Estradiol is a type of estrogen hormone that plays a significant . . . Read More | |
| Neuromodulator at psychology-glossary.com | ■■ |
Neuromodulator refers to chemical that has properties intermediate between those of a neurotransmitter . . . Read More | |