Distribution of aromatase-immunoreactive cells in the forebrain of zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata): Implications for the neural action of steroids and nuclear definition in the avian hypothalamus

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-148

  Balthazart, Jacques ^a   Absil, Philippe ^a   Foidart, Agnes ^a   Houbart, Marc ^a   Harada, Nobuhiro ^b   Ball, Gregory F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

arian hypothalamus; aromatase; immunoreactive cells; steroids; zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; AROMATASE; VOROZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; FOREBRAIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEOSTRIATUM; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELENCEPHALON; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029816582     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199610)31:2<129::AID-NEU1>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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