Potentiation of neuronal NMDA response induced by dehydroepiandrosterone and its suppression by progesterone: Effects mediated via sigma receptors

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1193-1202

  Bergeron, Richard ^a   De Montigny, Claude ^a   Debonnel, Guy ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

DTG; electrophysiology; haloperidol; hippocampus; neurosteroids; ovariectomy

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; N (2 METHOXYPROPYL)NORMETAZOCINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PRASTERONE; PROGESTERONE; SIGMA OPIATE RECEPTOR; SPIPERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

EID: 0030010448     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-03-01193.1996     Document Type: Article

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