Estradiol benzoate potentiates neuroactive steroids' effects on pain sensitivity

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-32

  Frye, Cheryl A ^a   Duncan, Jennifer E ^b  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Estrogen; GABA; Hormone; Membrane; Neuroactive steroid; Neurosteroid; Nociception; Nongenomic; Progestin; Steroid mechanism; Tail flick latency

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 5ALPHA PREGNAN 3ALPHA,21 DIOL 20 ONE; 5ALPHA PREGNANE 3,20 DIONE; CYCLODEXTRIN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; MOLECUSOL; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOSTERISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TAIL FLICK TEST;

EID: 0029914549     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)00194-8     Document Type: Article

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