Aging is associated with changes in allopregnanolone concentrations in brain, endocrine glands and serum in male rats

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 316-321

  Bernardi, F ^a   Salvestroni, C ^a   Casarosa, E ^b   Nappi, R E ^c   Lanzone, A ^d   Luisi, S ^a   Purdy, R H ^e   Petraglia, F ^f   Genazzani, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Italy)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; CORTICOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONAD; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

ADRENAL GLANDS; AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COHORT STUDIES; CORTICOSTERONE; CROSS REACTIONS; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNE SERA; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANOLONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SHEEP; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031957027     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1380316     Document Type: Article

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