The sexually dimorphic expression of L7/SPA, an estrogen receptor coactivator, in zebra finch telencephalon

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1852-1866

  Duncan, Kelli A ^a   Carruth, Laura L ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain development; Coactivator; Estrogen receptor; Sex difference; Songbird

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR; L7 SPA PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; FINCH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POEPHILA CASTANOTIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TELENCEPHALON; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AVIAN PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; FINCHES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TELENCEPHALON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 36849023835     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 1932846X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20539     Document Type: Article

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