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10976952

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-11
pubmed:abstractText
The two main song control nuclei in the forebrain of zebra finches, the higher vocal center (HVC) and the robust nucleus of the archistriatum (RA), are sexually dimorphic at many levels of their neural circuitry. These nuclei receive their cholinergic innervation from the ventral paleostriatum (VP), which is homologous to portions of the mammalian basal forebrain. We compared the cholinergic neurons in the VP between the sexes using choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunohistochemistry. Both the size and density of the ChAT-immunoreactive somata in areas of the VP that project to the HVC or RA in males were significantly larger than those in females. These sex differences in the VP may be reflected in the sex differences of behaviors such as song perception and production.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0959-4965
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2727-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Sex differences in the ventral paleostriatum of the zebra finch: origin of the cholinergic innervation of the song control nuclei.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology and Biological Information, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't