The activity and expression of aromatase in songbirds

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 359-364

  Schlinger, Barney A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Reductase; 5 Reductase; Aromatase; Songbird; Telencephalon

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; STEROID 5BETA REDUCTASE;

ANDROGEN METABOLISM; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEOSTRIATUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TELENCEPHALON; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BIRDS; BRAIN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MALE; NEURONS; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030722636     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00215-3     Document Type: Article

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