Carbachol-Induced Reduction in the Activity of Adult Male Zebra Finch RA Projection Neurons

Cholinergic mechanism is involved in motor behavior. In songbirds, the robust nucleus of the arcopallium (RA) is a song premotor nucleus in the pallium and receives cholinergic inputs from the basal forebrain. The activity of projection neurons in RA determines song motor behavior. Although many evi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neural plasticity. - 1998. - 2016(2016) vom: 01., Seite 7246827
1. Verfasser: Meng, Wei (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Wang, Song-Hua, Li, Dong-Feng
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Neural plasticity
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Cholinergic Agonists Receptors, Cholinergic Carbachol 8Y164V895Y
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