In vivo evidences of early neurosteroid synthesis in the developing rat central nervous system and placenta

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-86

  Pomata, P E ^a   Colman Lerner, A A ^b   Baranao J L ^b   Fiszman, M L ^a  

^a Laboratorio de Neurociencias   (Argentina)

^b INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

5 Reductase activity; Allopregnanolone; Embryonic; Isopregnanolone; Progesterone; Thin layer chromatography

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; ELTANOLONE; NEUROSTEROID; PROGESTERONE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FEMALE; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANOLONE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034654308     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(99)00181-9     Document Type: Article

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