Progesterone: Does it affect response to drug?

Psychopharmacology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 297-301

  Kroboth, Patricia D ^a,c   McAuley, James W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Interaction; Neurosteroids; Progesterone; Triazolam

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALPRAZOLAM; ANDROSTERONE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; CYTOCHROME P450; LORAZEPAM; NEUROSTEROID; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PICROTOXIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEMORY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SEDATION;

ALPRAZOLAM; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MIDDLE AGED; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM;

EID: 0030737536     PISSN: 00485764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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