Dynamic expression of cadherins regulates vocal development in a songbird.

BACKGROUND: Since, similarly to humans, songbirds learn their vocalization through imitation during their juvenile stage, they have often been used as model animals to study the mechanisms of human verbal learning. Numerous anatomical and physiological studies have suggested that songbirds have a ne...

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Main Authors: Eiji Matsunaga, Kenta Suzuki, Shigeki Kato, Tohru Kurotani, Kazuto Kobayashi, Kazuo Okanoya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3176824?pdf=render