Birdsong and the neural production of steroids

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 72-81

  Remage Healey, Luke ^a   London, Sarah E ^b   Schlinger, Barney A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Aromatase; Estrogen; Neurosteroid; Song system; Songbird; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ARGIPRESTOCIN; AROMATASE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CALBINDIN; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYTOCHROME P450 17; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRONE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HORMONE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OPIATE; PRASTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; BRAIN REGION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FINCH; FOREBRAIN; NERVE CELL; NERVE ENDING; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SINGING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RECEPTORS, STEROID; STEROIDS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 75349106717     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2009.06.009     Document Type: Review

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