Sexually dimorphic neuron addition to an avian song-control region is not accounted for by sex differences in cell death

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-71

  Burek, M J ^a   Nordeen, K W ^a   Nordeen, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell specification; Estrogen; Estrogen receptors; High vocal center; Programmed cell death; Zebra finches

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BIRDS; BRAIN; CELL DIVISION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030922228     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199707)33:1<61::AID-NEU6>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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