Published in Gen Comp Endocrinol on April 01, 1994
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Antiestrogens fail to prevent the masculine ontogeny of the zebra finch song system. Gen Comp Endocrinol (1990) 0.96
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The expression of the sex steroid-synthesizing enzymes CYP11A1, 3beta-HSD, CYP17, and CYP19 in gonads and adrenals of adult and developing zebra finches. Gen Comp Endocrinol (2000) 0.94
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Estrogen synthesis and secretion in the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater). Gen Comp Endocrinol (1997) 0.90
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Estrogen establishes sex differences in androgen accumulation in zebra finch brain. J Neurosci (1986) 0.89
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Tamoxifen's effects on the zebra finch song system are estrogenic, not antiestrogenic. J Neurobiol (1991) 0.86
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Noxious effects of excessive currents used for intracortical microstimulation. Brain Res (1975) 0.85