Neurosteroids may differentially affect the function of two native GAB(A), receptor subtypes in the rat brain

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 357, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 401-407

  Schmid, Giovanna ^a   Sala, Roberta ^a   Bonanno, Giambattista ^a   Raiteri, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Cerebellum; Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate; Glutamate release; Hippocampus; Noradrenaline release

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROSTEROID; NORADRENALIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; RAT; SYNAPTOSOME;

EID: 0031968495     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00005185     Document Type: Article

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