Androgens modulate NMDA receptor-mediated EPSCs in the zebra finch song system

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2221-2234

  White, Stephanie A ^a   Livingston, Frederick S ^a   Mooney, Richard ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANDROGEN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN NUCLEUS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0032743137     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.5.2221     Document Type: Article

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