The zebra finch neuropeptidome prediction, detection and expression 英文论文文献.docVIP

Xieetal.BMCBiology2010,8:28 /1741-7007/8/28 RESEARCH ARTICLE OpenAccess Thezebrafinchneuropeptidome:prediction, detectionandexpression FangXie1,SarahELondon2,6,BruceRSouthey1,3,SureshPAnnangudi1,6,AndinetAmare1, SandraLRodriguez-Zas2,3,5,DavidFClayton2,4,5,6,JonathanVSweedler1,2,5,6* Abstract Background:Amongsongbirds,thezebrafinch(Taeniopygiaguttata)isanexcellentmodelsystemfor investigatingtheneuralmechanismsunderlyingcomplexbehaviourssuchasvocalcommunication,learningand socialinteractions.Neuropeptidesandpeptidehormonesarecell-to-cellsignallingmoleculesknowntomediate similarbehavioursinot