Differential expression of melatonin receptor subtypes melia, melib and melic in relation to melatonin binding in the male songbird brain

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 4-14

  Fusani, Leonida ^a   Gahr, Manfred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avian clock; Brain; Melatonin; Melatonin receptors; Passeriformes; Song system; Songbird

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELIA; MELICA; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; SYLVIA ATRICAPILLA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

ISOPROTEIN; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC USE; MALE; METABOLISM; RADIOASSAY; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MELATONIN; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; SONGBIRDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84926420639     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: 14219743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000367984     Document Type: Article

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