Estrogen Synthetase (Aromatase) Immunohistochemistry Reveals Concordance Between Avian and Rodent Limbic Systems and Hypothalami
Naftolin F, Horvath T, Balthazart J. Estrogen Synthetase (Aromatase) Immunohistochemistry Reveals Concordance Between Avian and Rodent Limbic Systems and Hypothalami. Experimental Biology And Medicine 2001, 226: 717-725. PMID: 11520936, DOI: 10.1177/153537020222600802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamus of birdsAppearance of birdsAmniote evolutionEarly divergenceVertebrate groupsDivergent evolutionAvian homologHomologous brain structuresMajor anatomical differencesCommon functionMammalsCellular levelBirdsOptic lobeAvian brainMorphological criteriaDifferent functional requirementsPrinciples of neurobiologyAnatomical dissimilaritiesHomologAnatomical differencesMammalian brain regionsAviansRodent limbic systemSynthetase