Is song special?
Akutagawa and Konishi (2001)([this issue of Neuron]) describe the spatial and temporal pattern of SNAg (song system nuclear antigen) expression within a subset of song-associated forebrain nuclei of grass finches. The timing and estrogen inducibility of SNAg expression suggest that it may function in establishing neural connections key to vocal learning.
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Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
D000818:Animals; D034961:Antigens, Nuclear; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016548:Prosencephalon / Q000502:physiology*; D020308:Songbirds / Q000502:physiology*; D014828:Vocalization, Animal / Q000502:physiology*
D034961:Antigens, Nuclear; D009687:Nuclear Proteins