Stress-induced increase in brain neuroactive steroids: Antagonism by abecarnil

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 205-210

  Barbaccia, Maria L ^c   Roscetti, Gianna ^c   Bolacchi, Francesca ^c   Concas, Alessandra ^a   Mostallino, Maria C ^a   Purdy, Robert H ^b   Biggio, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3,alpha 21 dihydroxy 5alpha pregnan 20 one (allotetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone, THDOC); abecarnil; beta carboline; corticosterone; FG 7142; foot shock; GABA(A) receptor; neuroactive steroids; pregnenolone; progesterone

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ABECARNIL; ALLOTETRAHYDRODEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; ANXIOGENIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BETA CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTERONE; N METHYL BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; NEUROACTIVE STEROID; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EMOTION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

EID: 0029918948     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02133-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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