Sex difference among nonneuronal cells precedes sexually dimorphic neuron growth and survival in an avian song control nucleus

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 531-542

  Nordeen, E J ^a   Nordeen, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

astrocytes; glia; neuron death; sexual differentiation; zebra finches

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CORPUS STRIATUM; MALE; MASCULINITY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SINGING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030016971     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199608)30:4<531::AID-NEU8>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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