Steroid-dependent plasticity of vocal motor systems: Novel insights from teleost fish

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 299-308

  Bass, A H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Audition; Central pattern generator; Estrogens; Glucocorticoids; Teleosts; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ESTROGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

HEARING; HORMONE ACTION; MESENCEPHALON; MOTONEURON; MOTOR SYSTEM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PATTERN GENERATOR; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL DETECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEOST; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FISHES; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 40749128441     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.04.006     Document Type: Review

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