Fetal testosterone and empathy

@article{Knickmeyer2006FetalTA,
  title={Fetal testosterone and empathy},
  author={Rebecca C. Knickmeyer and Simon Baron-Cohen and Peter T. F. Raggatt and Kevin Taylor and Gerald Hackett},
  journal={Hormones and Behavior},
  year={2006},
  volume={49},
  pages={282-292}
}
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