Photoperiodic induced changes in reproductive state of border canaries (Serinus canaria) are associated with marked variation in hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone immunoreactivity and the volume of song control regions

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-19

  Hurley, Laura L ^a   Wallace, Andrea M ^a   Sartor, Jennifer J ^a   Ball, Gregory F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormonal plasticity; Seasonal breeding; Songbird

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY LENGTH; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIGHT REFRACTION; MALE; MOLTING; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; SERINUS CANARIA; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 47749087412     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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