Song behavior, NGF level and NPY distribution in the brain of adult male zebra finches

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-92

  Fiore, Marco ^a   Clayton, Nicky S ^b   Pistillo, Luana ^a   Angelucci, Francesco ^a   Alleva, Enrico ^c   Aloe, Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavior; Brain; HVC; NGF; NPY; Song; Zebra finches

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; FOWL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SINGING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; MALE; NEOSTRIATUM; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SONGBIRDS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0033135645     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(98)00143-0     Document Type: Article

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