Localization of androgen receptor mRNA-containing cells in avian respiratory-vocal nuclei: An in situ hybridization study

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 865-876

  Gahr, M ^a   Wild, J M ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Androgen receptors; Respiratory vocal areas; Songbirds

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN NUCLEUS; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RHOMBENCEPHALON; RNA, MESSENGER; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030830892     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199712)33:7<865::AID-NEU1>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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