A critical period for estrogen action on neurons of the song control system in the zebra finch.
The song nuclei of the male zebra finch (Poephila guttata) contain larger neurons than those of the female. This gender difference arises after hatching as a result of cell atrophy in the female and cell growth in the male. Implantation of estrogen in female chicks induces masculine differentiation...
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| Published in: | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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National Academy of Sciences
1988
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC282108/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3413131/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.85.18.7006 |
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