Calcium-binding proteins define interneurons in HVC of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 483, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 76-90

  Wild, J Martin ^a   Williams, Matthew N ^a   Howie, Graham J ^a   Mooney, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calbindin; Calretinin; Microcircuitry; Parvalbumin; Song system; Vocal learning

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALRETININ; PARVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIRD; BRAIN SLICE; CELL SIZE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; INTERNEURON; LEARNING; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SINGING;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; INTERNEURONS; MALE; NEURONS; NEUROPIL; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; REACTION TIME; SONGBIRDS; TELENCEPHALON; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 12844251872     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20403     Document Type: Article

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