The regional brain distribution of the neurosteroids pregnenolone and pregnenolone sulfate following intravenous infusion

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 299-306

  Wang, Ming De ^a   Wahlström, Göran ^b   Bäckström, Torbjörn ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics ^*  (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROSTEROID; PREGNENOLONE; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN REGION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PREGNENOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEROIDS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030785064     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(97)00041-1     Document Type: Article

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