Inhibition of cell proliferation in black-capped chickadees suggests a role for neurogenesis in spatial learning

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1002-1010

  Hall, Zachary J ^a   Delaney, Shauna ^a   Sherry, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult neurogenesis; Black capped chickadee; Hippocampal neurogenesis; Methylazoxymethanol; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL ACETATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY CONSTITUTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; NONHUMAN; POECILE; POECILE ATRICAPILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL LEARNING; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; METABOLISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MALE; METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL ACETATE; NEUROGENESIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SONGBIRDS; SPATIAL LEARNING;

EID: 84927581095     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 1932846X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22180     Document Type: Article

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