Serum concentrations of some neuroactive steroids in women suffering from mixed anxiety-depressive disorder

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1623-1627

  Bicikova M ^a   Tallova J ^b   Hill, M ^a   Krausova Z ^a   Hampl, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Anxiety; Depression; Neutrosteroids; Pregnenolone sulfate

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; FLUOXETINE; NEUROSTEROID; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PREGNENOLONE; STEROIDS;

EID: 0034519350     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026622704704     Document Type: Article

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