Behavioral effects of 3α-androstanediol II: Hypothalamic and preoptic area actions via a GABAergic mechanism

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 119-130

  Frye, Cheryl A ^a,c   Duncan, Jennifer E ^b,d   Basham, Mark ^a,e   Erskine, Mary S ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

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

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Lordosis; Neuroactive steroid; Neurosteroid; Non genomic; Proceptivity; Progestin; Steroid mechanism

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; MUSCIMOL; PROGESTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LORDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANDROSTANE-3,17-DIOL; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; KINETICS; MUSCIMOL; POSTURE; PREOPTIC AREA; PROGESTERONE; RATS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030245598     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-4328(96)00005-8     Document Type: Article

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