Neuroanatomical evidence for indirect connections between the medial preoptic nucleus and the song control system: Possible neural substrates for sexually motivated song

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 316, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-44

  Riters, Lauren V ^a   Alger, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdsong; Medial preoptic nucleus; Neuroanatomy; Sexual motivation; Song control system; Sturnus vulgaris (Aves)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBER; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MOTIVATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; SONGBIRD; VOCAL CORD;

ANIMALS; DEXTRANS; LOCUS COERULEUS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PREOPTIC AREA; RESPIRATORY CENTER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SONGBIRDS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

AVES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 2442653891     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-003-0838-6     Document Type: Article

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