Immediate early gene (ZENK) responses to song in juvenile female and male zebra finches: Effects of rearing environment

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1175-1182

  Tomaszycki, Michelle L ^a   Sluzas, Emily M ^a   Sundberg, Kristy A ^a   Newman, Sarah W ^a   DeVoogd, Timothy J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Immediate early genes; Sex differences; Song learning; Zebra finches; ZENK

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINCH; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; POEPHILA CASTANOTIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REARING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA; VISUAL CORTEX; ZENK GENE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BRAIN; FEMALE; FINCHES; GENES, IMMEDIATE-EARLY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 33748942829     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.20275     Document Type: Article

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