Progestins' rapid facilitation of lordosis when applied to the ventral tegmentum corresponds to efficacy at enhancing GABA(A) receptor activity

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 829-837

  Frye, Cheryl A ^a,b   Vongher, J M ^b  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Hamsters; Lordosis; Neurosteroids; Non genomic; Rats

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 5ALPHA PREGNANE 3,20 DIONE; ALFAXALONE; CHLORIDE ION; CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; MEGESTROL ACETATE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HYPOTHALAMUS; LORDOSIS; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CHLORIDES; CRICETINAE; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; OVARIECTOMY; POSTURE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; PYRIDAZINES; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0032718562     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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