Noradrenergic system of the zebra finch brain: Immunocytochemical study of dopamine-β-hydroxylase

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 400, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-228

  Mello, Claudio V ^a   Pinaud, Raphael ^a,b   Ribeiro, Sidarta ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Avian; Catecholamines; HVC; Norepinephrine; Song system; Songbirds

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN FUNCTION; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BRAIN; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NOREPINEPHRINE; SONGBIRDS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0032547718     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19981019)400:2<207::AID-CNE4>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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