A neuroendocrine basis for the hierarchical control of frog courtship vocalizations

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 353-366

  Zornik, Erik ^a   Kelley, Darcy B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Central pattern generator; Courtship; CPG; Estrogen; Frog; Larynx; Steroids; Vocalization; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; MYOSIN; SEROTONIN; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; COURTSHIP; FOREBRAIN; FROG; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; LARYNX; MESENCEPHALON; MUSCLE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE; VOCALIZATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COURTSHIP; GONADAL HORMONES; LARYNX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 79960561109     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 18734596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2010.12.006     Document Type: Review

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