Developmental Patterns of NMDAR Expression within the Song System Do Not Recur during Adult Vocal Plasticity in Zebra Finches

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 442-454

  Scott, Luisa L ^a   Singh, Tryambak D ^a   Nordeen, Ernest J ^a   Nordeen, Kathy W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdsong; Deafening; NMDA receptor; NR2A; NR2B; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEARNING; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGING; SONGBIRD; VOCAL CORD;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SONGBIRDS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 1342302192     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10300     Document Type: Article

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