Contact call-driven zenk mRNA expression in the brain of the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-103

  Brauth, Steven E ^a   Tang, Ye Zhong ^b   Liang, Wenru ^a   Roberts, Todd F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory vocal learning; Brain evolution; Egr1; Parrots

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZENK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARROT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STIMULATION; VOCAL CORD;

MELOPSITTACUS; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 0141448786     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(03)00290-0     Document Type: Article

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