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Melopsittacus

 
 
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Disease relevance of Melopsittacus

 

High impact information on Melopsittacus

  • A recombinant system for the major capsid VP1 protein of budgerigar fledgling disease virus has been established [5].
  • Erratum: Brauth SE, Liang W, Amateau SK, Robert TF. 2005. Sexual dimorphism of vocal control nuclei in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) revealed with Nissl and NADPH-d staining. J Comp Neurol 484: 15-27 [6].
  • Expression of the immediate early gene protein Zenk (zif 268, egr-1, NGF1A, Krox24) was induced in forebrain auditory nuclei in a vocal learning parrot species, the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), when the subjects either listened to playbacks of an unfamiliar contact call or to a contact call with which they had been familiarized previously [7].
  • Distribution of tyrosine hydroxylase-containing neurons and fibers in the brain of the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus): general patterns and labeling in vocal control nuclei [8].
  • In a recent case control study, it was shown that a prior intimate relationship with pet cats or budgerigars confers risk for subsequent development of RA after a period of latency [9].
 

Biological context of Melopsittacus

 

Anatomical context of Melopsittacus

  • In budgerigars, HVo is connected to both the anterior forebrain pathway as well as to nuclei forming the descending projection system to the brainstem (Durand et al. [1997] J. Comp. Neurol. 377:179-206) [15].
  • Bodyweight, tarsus length and beak width were all significantly greater in adult budgerigars that had received the highest level of glycine supplementation as chicks [10].
  • The central nucleus of the lateral neostriatum in budgerigars, like the higher vocal center (HVC) in songbirds, contained no ChAT labeled somata, moderate densities of ChAT labeled fibers and varicosities, and moderate levels of AChE staining [16].
  • Hair cell regeneration in the adult budgerigar after kanamycin ototoxicity [11].
  • The effects of kanamycin, an antibiotic of the aminoglycoside group, on the auditory sensory epithelium of the budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus, were examined using both scanning and transmission electron microscopes [17].
 

Associations of Melopsittacus with chemical compounds

  • A dietary glycine supplement tended to enhance the growth rate of budgerigar chicks, although this was not significant [10].
  • In this study we asked whether administering testosterone to adult female budgerigars would activate male-like vocal behavior [18].
  • The very thin barrier in these small birds results in a membrane diffusion capacity of 0.122 in budgerigars up to 0.271 ml O2/mm Hg . min . g in violet-eared hummingbirds [19].
  • Oestradiol (OB) treatment in combination with prolactin (OB+PL) induced ovariectomized budgerigars to display nesting behaviour which did not differ from that shown by intact females in the 3 days immediately preceding egg-laying [20].
  • Adult budgerigars were given kanamycin at a dose of 200 mg/kg/day for 10 successive days [11].
 

Gene context of Melopsittacus

 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Melopsittacus

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  22. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of bird-specific IgG antibodies. Lopata, A.L., Schinkel, M., Potter, P.C., Jeebhay, M.F., Hashemi, C., Johansson, S.G., van Hage-Hamsten, M. Int. Arch. Allergy Immunol. (2004) [Pubmed]
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