Oral estrogen masculinizes female zebra finch song system

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 236-241

  Quaglino, Allison E ^a   Craig Veit, Christina B ^a   Viant, Mark R ^a   Erichsen, Andrea L ^a   Fry, D Michael ^a   Millam, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Area X; Birdsong; Dicofol; Environmental estrogens; Estradiol benzoate; HVC; Methoxychlor; Nucleus robustus archistriatum; Octylphenol; Sexual differentiation; Xenoestrogens; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

DICOFOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; METHOXYCHLOR; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE ACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SINGING;

EID: 0036196007     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.2001.1752     Document Type: Article

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