Local intracerebral implants of estrogen masculinize some aspects of the zebra finch song system

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 185-196

  Grisham, William ^a   Mathews, Greta A ^a   Arnold, Arthur P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

birdsong; brain implants; estradiol benzoate; higher vocal center; masculinization

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; SILASTIC;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IMPLANTATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGING; VIRILIZATION; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0028012875     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.480250209     Document Type: Article

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