"Finches" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Common name for small PASSERIFORMES in the family Fringillidae. They have a short stout bill (BEAK) adapted for crushing SEEDS. Some species of Old World finches are called CANARIES.
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D046369
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.248.620.750.250
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| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Finches" by people in Profiles.
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Shientag LJ, Cabrera OA, Pazour GJ. Allelic Diversity in the Serum Amyloid A2 Gene and Amyloid A Amyloidosis in a Breeding Colony of Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Comp Med. 2019 10 01; 69(5):425-431.
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Shientag LJ, Garlick DS, Galati E. Amyloidosis in a Captive Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) Research Colony. Comp Med. 2016; 66(3):225-34.
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Markowitz JE, Liberti WA, Guitchounts G, Velho T, Lois C, Gardner TJ. Mesoscopic patterns of neural activity support songbird cortical sequences. PLoS Biol. 2015 Jun; 13(6):e1002158.
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Velho TA, Lois C. Generation of transgenic zebra finches with replication-deficient lentiviruses. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2014 Oct 23; 2014(12):1284-9.
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Scott BB, Gardner T, Ji N, Fee MS, Lois C. Wandering neuronal migration in the postnatal vertebrate forebrain. J Neurosci. 2012 Jan 25; 32(4):1436-46.
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Agate RJ, Scott BB, Haripal B, Lois C, Nottebohm F. Transgenic songbirds offer an opportunity to develop a genetic model for vocal learning. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Oct 20; 106(42):17963-7.
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Scott BB, Lois C. Developmental origin and identity of song system neurons born during vocal learning in songbirds. J Comp Neurol. 2007 May 10; 502(2):202-14.