Sex differences in the densities of α2-adrenergic receptors in the song control system, but not the medial preoptic nucleus in zebra finches

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 269-277

  Riters, Lauren V ^a   Ball, Gregory F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3H RX821002; Catecholamines; Courtship; Norepinephrine; Sex differences; Songbird

Indexed keywords

2 (2 METHOXY 1,4 BENZODIOXAN 2 YL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENDER; ISOTOPE LABELING; NEOSTRIATUM; NONHUMAN; POEPHILA CASTANOTIS; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; PREOPTIC AREA; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SONGBIRDS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0036277635     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-0618(02)00005-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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