Seasonal Differences in Expression of Neuropeptide Y (NPY) in Visual Centers of Spotted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Animal Housing and Experiment
2.2. Measurement of Body Mass and Food Intake
2.3. Tissue Preparation
2.3.1. Immunohistochemistry
2.3.2. Microscopy and Photography
2.3.3. NPY-ir Cell Counting
2.3.4. NPY-ir Fiber Area
2.4. Statistics
3. Results
3.1. Effect on Physiology
3.2. Effect on Neuropeptide Y (NPY) Immunoreactivity
4. Discussion
4.1. Effect of Different Seasons on Physiology
4.2. Effect of Different Seasons on Expression of NPY
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Naseem, A.; Vaish, V.; Rani, S.; Malik, S. Seasonal Differences in Expression of Neuropeptide Y (NPY) in Visual Centers of Spotted Munia (Lonchura punctulata). Birds 2022, 3, 245-259. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds3030016
Naseem A, Vaish V, Rani S, Malik S. Seasonal Differences in Expression of Neuropeptide Y (NPY) in Visual Centers of Spotted Munia (Lonchura punctulata). Birds. 2022; 3(3):245-259. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds3030016
Chicago/Turabian StyleNaseem, Asma, Vaibhav Vaish, Sangeeta Rani, and Shalie Malik. 2022. "Seasonal Differences in Expression of Neuropeptide Y (NPY) in Visual Centers of Spotted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)" Birds 3, no. 3: 245-259. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds3030016