Analgesic effects of the neurosteroid 3α-androstanediol

Brain Research

Volumn 709, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Frye, C A ^a,b   Van Keuren, K R ^a,c   Rao, P N ^a,d   Erskine, M S ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Lordosis; Membrane mechanism; Nociception; Non genomic; Pain sensitivity; Progestin; Steroid hormone; Tailflick latency; Aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANEDIOL; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LORDOSIS; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TAIL FLICK TEST;

EID: 0030020526     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01118-8     Document Type: Article

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