intracellular recording; aromatase; glutamate; dopamine; norepinephrine; sexual behavior
Disciplines :
Neurosciences & behavior
Author, co-author :
Cornil, Charlotte ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biologie de la différenciation sexuelle du cerveau
Seutin, Vincent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Pharmacologie
Motte, Patrick ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Génomique fonctionnelle et imagerie moléculaire végétale
Balthazart, Jacques ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biologie de la différenciation sexuelle du cerveau
Language :
English
Title :
Electrophysiological and neurochemical characterization of neurons of the medical preoptic area in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
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