Differences in number and distribution of striatal calbindin medium spiny neurons between a vocal-learner (Melopsittacus undulatus) and a non-vocal learner bird (Colinus virginianus)

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Volumn 7, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  Garcia Calero, Elena ^a   Bahamonde, Olga ^a,b   Martinez, Salvador ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Clínico de Valencia INCLIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evolution; FoxP1; Language learning; Song system; Striatum; Subventricular zone

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BUDGERIGAR; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; CORPUS STRIATUM; EMBRYO; FEMALE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MEDIUM SPINY NEURON; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 84891133809     PISSN: 16625129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2013.00046     Document Type: Article

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