Differential effects of neuroactive steroids on somatostatin and dopamine secretion from primary hypothalamic cell cultures

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 287-295

  Murray, H E ^a   Gillies, G E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dopamine; GABA(A) receptor; Hypothalamic cultures; Neuroactive steroids; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; DOPAMINE; MUSCIMOL; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; SOMATOSTATIN; STEROID; TETRAHYDRODEOXYCORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSTATIN RELEASE;

EID: 0030991446     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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