Effects of estradiol and raloxifene analog on brain, adrenal and serum allopregnanolone content in fertile and ovariectomized female rats

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 162-170

  Genazzani, Andrea R ^a   Bernardi, Francesca ^a   Stomati, Massimo ^a   Monteleone, Patrizia ^a   Luisi, Stefano ^a   Rubino, Silvia ^a   Farzati, Angelo ^a   Casarosa, Elena ^a   Luisi, Michele ^b   Petraglia, Felice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Gonadal steroids; Gonadal steroids antagonists; Ovariectomy; Raloxifene

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 6 HYDROXY 2 (4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 3 [4 [2 (1 PYRROLIDINYL)ETHOXY]BENZOYL]BENZO[B]THIOPHENE; ESTRADIOL; RALOXIFENE; SEX HORMONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GONAD; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033755651     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054583     Document Type: Article

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