Expression of NGF and trkA mRNA in song control and other regions of the zebra finch brain

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 409, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-156

  Kim, Yong Hwan ^a   Arnold, Arthur P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Neurotrophin; Sexual differentiation; Song system

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINCH; HATCHING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TELENCEPHALON;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FINCHES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTOR, TRKA; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TELENCEPHALON; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 33750427304     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.09.031     Document Type: Article

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