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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-24
pubmed:abstractText
We used two phylogenetically distant avian species (dark-eyed junco, hyemalis, Passeriformes; domestic pigeon, Columba livia, Columbiformes) to determine the immunocytochemical distribution of opioid (leucine-enkephalin, dynorphin B) and non-opioid (adrenocorticotropic hormone) peptides in the n. intercollicularis (ICo), a midbrain region which plays a central role in the control of vocalizations. We found that, in both species, the peptides under study are present as fibers and terminal-like structures, and are similarly distributed. The n. dorsomedialis intercollicularis division contains much less immunoreactivity than the rest of the ICo. Based on this and previous studies, we propose that opioid peptides, possibly transported from the preoptic and hypothalamic regions of the diencephalon to the ICo, regulate vocal behavior by altering respiratory function rather than syringeal mechanisms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0006-8993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
569
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
93-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Peptides for calling? An immunohistochemical study of the avian n. intercollicularis.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks 99775-0180.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't