An investigation on the role of nitric oxide in the modulation of the binding characteristics of various radioligands of GABA(A) receptors by 5α- pregnan-3α-ol-20-one in the rat brain regions

Brain Research

Volumn 832, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 164-167

  Mehta, Ashok K ^a   Ticku, Maharaj K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA(A) receptor; Neurosteroid; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; FLUNITRAZEPAM; MUSCIMOL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RADIOLIGAND; TERT BUTYLBICYCLOPHOSPHOROTHIOATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GABA MODULATORS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PREGNANOLONE; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 0033583921     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01410-9     Document Type: Article

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