Potential clinical uses of neuroactive steroids

Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 360-369

  Zorumski, C F ^a   Mennerick, S ^a   Isenberg, K E ^a   Covey, D F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminobutyric acid; Anesthetic; Anticonvulsant; Anxiolytic; Bipolar disorder; GABA; Glutamate receptor; Hypnotic; Ion channel; Neuroactive steroid; Neuroprotectant; Sedative

Indexed keywords

21 CHLORO 3ALPHA HYDROXY 2BETA MORPHOLINO 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE METHANESULFONATE; 2BETA (2,2 DIMETHYLMORPHOLINO) 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNANE 11,20 DIONE; 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 3BETA (4 ACETYLPHENYLETHYNYL) 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALFADOLONE; ALFAXALONE; ALTHESIN; BARBITURIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR INVERSE STIMULATING AGENT; CO 21970; CO 3 0593; ELTANOLONE; ETOMIDATE; GANAXOLONE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL; KETAMINE; MINAXOLONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROSTEROID; NITROUS OXIDE; PICROTOXIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XENON;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANESTHESIA; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ASTHENIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; HUMAN; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SOMNOLENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; URTICARIA;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; STEROIDS;

EID: 0033693181     PISSN: 09678298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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