Sex- and age-related differences in ribosomal proteins L17 and L37, as well as androgen receptor protein, in the song control system of zebra finches

Neuroscience

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1131-1140

  Tang, Y P ^a   Wade, J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Sexual differentiation; Songbird; Steroid hormone; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L17; RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L37; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINCH; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUND;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; FINCHES; MALE; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 78650169090     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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