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Etienne E. Baulieu* The theme of this book, Heterotypical Behaviour
in Man and Animals, should be of great interest to physiologists,
endocrinolo gists, physicians, and workers in social sciences.
Although Heterotypical Sexual Behaviour is a major theme, this
volume attempts to display wide interest in reproductive medicine,
general physiology, and behaviour in the two sexes. The editors
explore the psycho-social dimension, not only of sexuality, but of
eroticism which, as recalled by John Money, has its etymological
root in the Greek word for love. Being an endocrinologist, who has
studied hormone function in terms of synthesis, metabolism,
distribution and receptors of these messenger molecules, I would
like to recall some data which are basic when considering the
overall human machine. It is common knowledge that androgens and
oestrogens are formed in both sexes, differences being observed
only in concen trations and rhythms of secretion. In the brain of
the two sexes, there appear to be the same enzymes which may
transform androgens to oestrogens, a process which could explain
some aspects of CNS differentiation and activity. Both males and
females have androgen and oestrogen receptors, and neural y these
receptors appear to be present at the same order of magnitude and
distributed according to the same pattern. There is even a similar
distribution of receptors for progesterone, the hormone of
pregnancy, in the brains of males and females. Therefore, several
important pieces of the machinery transmitting sexual information *
Laureat of the 1989 Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award."
M. HAUG Universite Louis Pasteur, Laboratoire de Psychophysi%gie,
URA 1295, 7, rue de /'Universite, 67000 Strasbourg, France This
varied and impressive volume is a record of the major presentations
at the NATO sponsored Advanced Research Workshop on The Development
of Sex Differences and Similarities in Behaviour held at the
Chateau de Bonas, Gers, France July 14-18, 1992. It is fitting that
a meeting evaluating masculine and feminine 'characteristics' was
located in the Gascony region immortalised in Alexandre Dumas epic,
macho tale of The Three Musketeers. It is even more satisfying that
Marc HAUG the French Director (a D' Artagnan equivalent) was ably
assisted by a US/French Consortium of three co-Directors (Drs.
Richard E. WHALEN, Claude ARON and Kathie L. OLSEN). The ARW also
provided opportunities to explore the region around the Chateau, to
appreciate the complex history of the area and to sample armagnac
and other local gastronomic creations. A lively and varied cultural
programme (classics to jazz) was also provided to maintain the
interests and enthusiasms of the participants.
Behaving like the other sex has been observed in a number of
species of mammals, although such behaviour is generally more
common in the female than the male. This study discusses why such
capacity is so common in sexually differentiated animals. The
contributors gather together information on the generation of
heterotypical sexual behaviour and on certain forms of aggression.
They provide a review of the current state of knowledge from both
animal experimentation and human clinical studies, looking at the
role of physiological mechanisms and experiences in such
controversial topics as the genesis of homosexuality.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Lettres Portugaises; Cercle Des Professeurs Bibliophiles De
France Gabriel Joseph de Lavergne Guilleragues, Brusseaux, Caron,
Dortel, Lecomte, Libis, Vercey Frederic Deloffre, Jacques Rougeot
Alei, 1806
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