Intracerebral estrogen provision increases cytogenesis and neurogenesis in the injured zebra finch brain

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 170-181

  Walters, Bradley J ^a   Alexiades, Nikita G ^b   Saldanha, Colin J ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Neurogenesis; Neuroplasticity; Neurosteroids; Songbirds

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; ESTRADIOL; FADROZOLE; NEUROSTEROID;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINCH; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BRAIN INJURIES; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FADROZOLE; FINCHES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; NEUROGENESIS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 78650948902     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20839     Document Type: Article

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