Aromatase and Behavior: Concepts Gained from Studies of Aromatase in the Avian Brain

Brain Aromatase, Estrogens, and Behavior

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Schlinger, Barney ^a   Balthazart, Jacques ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Japanese quail; Neurosteroids; Sexual behavior; Singing; Songbirds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920498321     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199841196.003.0010     Document Type: Chapter

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