Neurosteroid modulation of the benzodiazepine receptor in developing chick optic lobe

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 405-410

  Pignataro, Leonardo ^a   Gravielle, María Clara ^a   Fiszer De Plazas, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; FLUNITRAZEPAM; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; STEROID; TETRAHYDRODEOXYCORTICOSTERONE;

ALLOSTERISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; EMBRYO; HATCHING; ISOTOPE LABELING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPTIC LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SCATCHARD PLOT; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0030271502     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-0186(95)00164-6     Document Type: Article

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