Sex differences and rapid estrogen signaling: A look at songbird audition

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-49

  Krentzel, Amanda A ^a   Remage Healey, Luke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Egr 1; Estradiol; MAPK; Sex differences; Song; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

AUDITORY CORTEX; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOREBRAIN; HEARING; HORMONE ACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RODENT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SONGBIRD; STEROIDOGENESIS; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; NEURONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 84931563198     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 10956808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2015.01.001     Document Type: Review

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