Effect of epipregnanolone and pregnenolone sulfate on chronic tolerance to ethanol

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 459-464

  Barbosa, A D E ^a   Morato, G S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epipregnanolone; Ethanol; Neurosteroids; Pregnenolone sulfate; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY 5BETA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROSTEROID; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE;

ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ALLOSTERISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DRUG TOLERANCE; ETHANOL; MALE; MICE; MOTOR SKILLS; PREGNANOLONE; PREGNENOLONE;

EID: 0034493087     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(00)00372-5     Document Type: Article

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