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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone plasticity: A comparative perspective by Stevenson, T.J, Hahn, T.P, MacDougall-Shackleton, S.A, Ball, G.F

“…Highlights ► GnRH1 governs reproductive physiology in the vast majority of vertebrates. ► Environmental cues regulate GnRH1 mRNA and protein expression. ►…”
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D1-like dopamine receptor density in nuclei involved in social behavior correlates with song in a context-dependent fashion in male European starlings by Heimovics, S.A, Cornil, C.A, Ball, G.F, Riters, L.V

“…Abstract Research in songbirds shows that singing behavior is regulated by both brain areas involved in vocal behavior as well as those involved in social…”
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Sexual behavior activates the expression of the immediate early genes c- fos and Zenk ( egr- 1) in catecholaminergic neurons of male Japanese quail by Charlier, T.D., Ball, G.F., Balthazart, J.

“…We analyzed the expression of the immediate early genes c- fos and Zenk ( egr- 1) in the brain of male quail that were gonadally intact (I) or castrated and…”
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Seasonal and individual variation in singing behavior correlates with alpha 2-noradrenergic receptor density in brain regions implicated in song, sexual, and social behavior by Heimovics, S.A, Cornil, C.A, Ellis, J.M.S, Ball, G.F, Riters, L.V

“…Abstract In seasonally breeding male songbirds, both the function of song and the stimuli that elicit singing behavior change seasonally. The catecholamine…”
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Expression of reelin, its receptors and its intracellular signaling protein, Disabled1 in the canary brain: Relationships with the song control system by Balthazart, J, Voigt, C, Boseret, G, Ball, G.F

“…Abstract Songbirds produce learned vocalizations that are controlled by a specialized network of neural structures, the song control system. Several nuclei in…”
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The neuroendocrinology of reproductive behavior in Japanese quail by Balthazart, J., Baillien, M., Charlier, T.D., Cornil, C.A., Ball, G.F.

“…Sex steroid hormones such as testosterone have widespread effects on brain physiology and function but one of their best characterized effects arguably…”
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Role of aromatase in distinct brain nuclei of the social behaviour network in the expression of sexual behaviour in male Japanese quail by Court, Lucas, Balthazart, Jacques, Ball, Gregory F., Cornil, Charlotte A.

“…In male Japanese quail, brain aromatase is crucial for the hormonal activation of sexual behaviour, but the sites producing neuro‐oestrogens that are critical…”
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Perineuronal nets and vocal plasticity in songbirds: A proposed mechanism to explain the difference between closed‐ended and open‐ended learning by Cornez, Gilles, Madison, Farrah N., Van der Linden, Annemie, Cornil, Charlotte, Yoder, Kathleen M., Ball, Gregory F., Balthazart, Jacques

“…ABSTRACT Perineuronal nets (PNN) are aggregations of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans surrounding the soma and proximal processes of neurons, mostly GABAergic…”
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Studies of HVC Plasticity in Adult Canaries Reveal Social Effects and Sex Differences as Well as Limitations of Multiple Markers Available to Assess Adult Neurogenesis by Shevchouk, Olesya T, Ball, Gregory F, Cornil, Charlotte A, Balthazart, Jacques

“…In songbirds, neurogenesis in the song control nucleus HVC is sensitive to the hormonal and social environment but the dynamics of this process is difficult to…”
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Dopamine Release in the Medial Preoptic Area is Related to Hormonal Action and Sexual Motivation by Kleitz-Nelson, Hayley K, Dominguez, Juan M, Ball, Gregory F

“…To help elucidate how general the role of dopamine (DA) release in the medial preoptic area (mPOA) is for the activation of male sexual behavior in…”
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Differential effects of central injections of D1 and D2 receptor agonists and antagonists on male sexual behavior in Japanese quail by Kleitz-Nelson, H. K., Cornil, C. A., Balthazart, J., Ball, G. F.

“…A key brain site in the control of male sexual behavior is the medial pre‐optic area (mPOA) where dopamine stimulates both D1 and D2 receptor subtypes…”
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Rapid Decreases in Preoptic Aromatase Activity and Brain Monoamine Concentrations after Engaging in Male Sexual Behavior by Cornil, C. A, Dalla, C, Papadopoulou-Daifoti, Z, Baillien, M, Dejace, C, Ball, G. F, Balthazart, J

“…In Japanese quail, as in rats, the expression of male sexual behavior over relatively long time periods (days to weeks) is dependent on the local production of…”
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Rapid changes in production and behavioral action of estrogens by Balthazart, J., Cornil, C.A., Taziaux, M., Charlier, T.D., Baillien, M., Ball, G.F.

“…It is well established that sex steroid hormones bind to nuclear receptors, which then act as transcription factors to control brain sexual differentiation and…”
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Site-specific effects of anosmia and cloacal gland anesthesia on Fos expression induced in male quail brain by sexual behavior by Taziaux, Mélanie, Keller, Matthieu, Ball, Gregory F., Balthazart, Jacques

“…In rats, expression of the immediate early gene, c-fos observed in the brain following male copulatory behavior relates mostly to the detection of olfactory…”
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A dorsomedial subdivision within the nucleus intercollicularis identified in the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) by means of ?2-adrenergic receptor autoradiography and estrogen receptor immunohistochemistry by Ball, G.F., Foidart, A., Balthazart, J.

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Plasticity in the expression of the steroid receptor coactivator 1 in the Japanese quail brain: Effect of sex, testosterone, stress and time of the day by Charlier, T.D., Ball, G.F., Balthazart, J.

“…Analysis of nuclear receptor action on the eukaryotic genome highlights the importance of coactivators on gene transcription. The steroid receptor…”
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Song activation by testosterone is associated with an increased catecholaminergic innervation of the song control system in female canaries by Appeltants, D, Ball, G.F, Balthazart, J

“…In canaries, singing and a large number of morphological features of the neural system that mediates the learning, perception and production of song exhibit…”
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Ethological concepts revisited: immediate early gene induction in response to sexual stimuli in birds by Ball, G F, Balthazar, J

“…Courtship behaviors were interpreted by ethologists as being examples of 'sign stimuli' that would act as 'releasers' of stereotypic species-typical behaviors…”
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Aromatase Inhibition Blocks the Activation and Sexual Differentiation of Appetitive Male Sexual Behavior in Japanese Quail by Balthazart, Jacques, Castagna, Claudia, Ball, Gregory F

“…Two experiments investigated the role of estrogens in the activation and sexual differentiation of appetitive sexual behavior (ASB) in Japanese quail (…”
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Appetitive as Well as Consummatory Aspects of Male Sexual Behavior in Quail Are Activated by Androgens and Estrogens by Balthazart, Jacques, Reid, Jacqueline, Absil, Philippe, Foidart, Agnès, Ball, Gregory F

“…Appetitive male sexual behavior was measured in male quail with the use of a learned social proximity procedure that quantified the time spent by a male in…”
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