Expression analysis of cadherins in the songbird brain: Relationship to vocal system development

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 508, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 329-342

  Matsunaga, Eiji ^a,b   Okanoya, Kazuo ^a  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bengalese finch; Cadherin; Development; Gene expression; Song system; Songbird

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CADHERIN 10; CADHERIN 12; CADHERIN 6B; CADHERIN 7; CADHERIN 9; CADHERIN R; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINCH; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SONGBIRD; VOCAL CORD;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AVIAN PROTEINS; BRAIN; CADHERINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SONGBIRDS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 42449107326     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21676     Document Type: Article

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