Anxiolytic properties of endogenously occurring pregnanediols in two rodent models of anxiety

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 173-178

  Carboni, Ezio ^a   Wieland, Scott ^b   Lan, Nancy C ^b   Gee, Kelvin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminobutyric acid; 3 Hydroxy 5 pregnan 20 one; 3 Hydroxy 5 pregnan 20 one; 5 Pregnan 3 ,20 diol; Anxiolytic; Benzodiazepine receptor; Benzodiazepines; Elevated plus maze; GABA(A) receptor complex; Neuroactive steroids; Neurosteroids; Progesterone metabolites; Vogel test

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 5ALPHA PREGNANE 3ALPHA,20ALPHA DIOL; 5ALPHA PREGNANE 3ALPHA,20BETA DIOL; 5BETA PREGNANE 3ALPHA,20BETA DIOL; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIAZEPAM; ELTANOLONE; PREGNANEDIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; DRUG POTENCY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; RAT; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; CHEMISTRY; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; PREGNANEDIOL; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030018145     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02246353     Document Type: Article

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