Publications of Manfred Gahr

Gahr, M.: How should brain nuclei be delineated? Consequences for developmental mechanisms and for correlations of area size, neuron numbers and functions of brain nuclei. Trends in Neurosciences 20 (2), pp. 58 - 62 (1997)

Gahr, M.; Metzdorf, R.: Distribution and dynamics in the expression of androgen and estrogen receptors in vocal control systems of songbirds. Brain Research Bulletin 44 (4), pp. 509 - 517 (1997)

Gahr, M.; Metzdorf, R.; Wickler, W.; Aschenbrenner, S.: The ontogeny of the canary HVC revealed by the expression of androgen and estrogen receptors. NeuroReport 8, pp. 311 - 315 (1997)

Gahr, M.; Wild, J. M.: Localization of androgen receptors mRNA-containing cells in avian respiratory-vocal nuclei: An in situ hybridization study. Journal of Neurobiology 33 (7), pp. 865 - 876 (1997)

Gahr, M.: Developmental changes in the distribution of oestrogen receptor mRNA expressing cells in the forebrain of female, male and masculinized female zebra finches. NeuroReport 7, pp. 2469 - 2473 (1996)

Gahr, M.; Balaban, E.: The development of a species difference in the local distribution of brain estrogen receptive cells. Developmental Brain Research 92 (2), pp. 182 - 189 (1996)

Gahr, M.; Garcia-Segura, L. M.: Testosterone-dependent increase of gap-junctions in HVC neurons of adult female canaries. Brain Research 712 (1), pp. 69 - 73 (1996)

Gahr, M.; Kosar, M.: Identification, distribution, and developmental changes of a melatonin-binding site in the song control system of the zebra finch. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 367 (2), pp. 308 - 318 (1996)

Vallet, E.; Kreutzer, M.; Gahr, M.: Testosterone induces sexual release quality in the song of female canaries. Ethology 102 (4), pp. 617 - 628 (1996)

Young, L. J.; Godwin, J.; Grammer, M.; Gahr, M.; Crews, D.: Reptilian sex steroid receptors: Amplification, sequence analysis and expression. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 55, pp. 261 - 269 (1995)

Gahr, M.; Güttinger, H.-R.; Kroodsma, D.: Estrogen receptors in the avian brain: Survey reveals general distribution and forebrain areas unique to songbirds. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 327 (1), pp. 112 - 122 (1993)

Gahr, M.; Hutchison, J. B.: Behavioral action of estrogen in the male dove brain: Area differences in codistribution of aromatase activity and estrogen receptors are steroid-dependent. Neuroendocrinology 56, pp. 74 - 84 (1992)

Gahr, M.; Wibbels, T.; Crews, D.: Sites of estrogen uptake in embryonic Trachemys scripta, a turtle with temperature-dependent sex determination. Biology of Reproduction 46 (3), pp. 458 - 463 (1992)

Seiler, H. W.; Gahr, M.; Goldsmith, A. R.; Güttinger, H.-R.: Prolactin and gonadal steroids during the reproductive cycle of the Bengalese Finch (Lonchura striata var. domestica, Estrildidae), a nonseasonal breeder with biparental care. General and Comparative Endocrinology 88 (1), pp. 83 - 90 (1992)

Gahr, M.: Delineation of a brain nucleus: Comparisons of cytochemical, hodological, and cytoarchitectural views of the song control nucleus HVC of the adult canary. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 294 (1), pp. 30 - 36 (1990)

Gahr, M.: Localization of androgen receptors and estrogen receptors in the same cells in the brain of the canary. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 87 (23), pp. 9445 - 9448 (1990)

Hutchison, J. B.; Schumacher, M.; Steimer, T.; Gahr, M.: Are separable aromatase systems involved in hormonal regulation of the male brain? Journal of Neurobiology 21 (5), pp. 743 - 759 (1990)

Balthazart, J.; Gahr, M.; van Daele-Surlemmont, C.: Distribution of estrogen receptors in the brain of the Japanese quail: An immunocytochemical study. Brain Research 501 (2), pp. 205 - 214 (1989)

Gahr, M.; Konishi, M.: Developmental changes in estrogen-sensitive neurons in the forebrain of the zebra finch. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 85 (19), pp. 7380 - 7383 (1988)

Gahr, M.; Flügge, G.; Güttinger, H.-R.: Immunocytochemical localization of estrogen-binding neurons in the songbird brain. Brain Research 402 (1), pp. 173 - 177 (1987)