Isoniazid-induced inhibition of GABAergic transmission enhances neurosteroid content in the rat brain

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 1299-1305

  Barbaccia, M L ^a   Roscetti, G ^a   Trabucchi, M ^a   Purdy, R H ^b   Mostallino, M C ^c   Perra, C ^c   Concas, A ^c   Biggio, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain; GABA; Isoniazid; Neurosteroids; Plasma; Rat; Stress

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA,21 DIHYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ABECARNIL; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BETA CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTERONE; ISONIAZID; NEUROSTEROID; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ELECTRIC SHOCK; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CARBOLINES; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; ELECTROSHOCK; GABA ANTAGONISTS; ISONIAZID; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; STEROIDS;

EID: 0030469332     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(96)00067-6     Document Type: Article

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