Localization and divergent profiles of estrogen receptors and aromatase in the vocal and auditory networks of a fish with alternative mating tactics

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 521, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2850-2869

  Fergus, Daniel J ^a   Bass, Andrew H ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory; Central pattern generator; Duplicate estrogen receptors; Midshipman fish; Vocal

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA1; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA2; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; GLIA CELL; HEARING; HYPOTHALAMUS; INNER EAR; MALE; MATING; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORICHTHYS NOTATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SACCULUS; TELENCEPHALON; TELEOST; VOCAL ACOUSTIC NETWORK; VOCAL MOTOR NUCLEUS; VOCALIZATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; BRAIN; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; BRAIN; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATORS; EAR, INNER; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MALE; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84879489801     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23320     Document Type: Article

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