Noradrenergic Neurotoxin, N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine hydrochloride (DSP-4), Treatment Eliminates Estrogenic Effects on Song Responsiveness in Female Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1148-1157

  Vyas, Akshat ^a   Harding, Cheryl ^a   McGowan, Joseph ^b   Snare, Randall ^a   Bogdan, Diane ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

auditory processing; estrogen; female choice; norepinephrine; song preferences

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO N (2 CHLOROETHYL) N ETHYLBENZYLAMINE; ESTROGEN; NEUROTOXIN; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY RESPONSE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MATE CHOICE; NONHUMAN; SONGBIRD;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZYLAMINES; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FINCHES; NEUROTOXINS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 54249143161     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.122.5.1148     Document Type: Article

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