Positive allosteric modulators of the GABA(A) receptor: Differential interaction of benzodiazepines and neuroactive steroids with ethanol

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-82

  Vanover, Kimberly E ^a   Suruki, Michael ^a   Robledo, Silvia ^a   Huber, Matthew ^a   Wieland, Scott ^a   Lan, Nancy C ^a   Gee, Kelvin W ^b   Wood, Paul L ^a   Carter, Richard B ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Benzodiazepine; Diazepam; Ethanol interaction; Motor behavior; Neuroactive steroid; Neurosteroid; Pregnanolone; Triazolam

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; ELTANOLONE; NEUROSTEROID; TRIAZOLAM;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLEEP TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; ANIMALS; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SLEEP; TRIAZOLAM;

EID: 0032940960     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050809     Document Type: Article

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