Photoperiod regulation of neuron death in the adult canary

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-231

  Kirn, John R ^a   Schwabl, Hubert ^b,c  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult neurogenesis; Neuronal death; Photoperiod; Seasonality; Song production; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

STEROID HORMONE;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANARY; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GONAD; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SINGING; VOCALIZATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CANARIES; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; MALE; NEURONS; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; TESTOSTERONE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030876730     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199709)33:3<223::AID-NEU2>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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