Testosterone treatment increases the metabolic capacity of adult avian song control nuclei

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 256-264

  Wennstrom, Kira L ^a   Reeves, Brendan J ^a   Brenowitz, Eliot A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochrome oxidase; Photorefractory; Seasonal; Song system; Songbird

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN SIZE; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SINGING; SONGBIRD; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SONGBIRDS; TESTOSTERONE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0035885374     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.1055     Document Type: Article

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