Differential effect of dehydroepiandrosterone and its steroid precursor pregnenolone against the behavioural deficits in CO-exposed mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 390, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 145-155

  Maurice, Tangui ^a   Phan, Vân Ly ^a   Sandillon, Françoise ^a   Urani, Alexandre ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Institut de Recherche Jouveinal   (France)

Author keywords

CO induced amnesia; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Learning; Memory; Mouse; Neuroactive steroid; Pregnenolone

Indexed keywords

2 [4 METHOXY 3 (2 PHENYLETHOXY)PHENYL] N,N DIPROPYLETHYLAMINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CARBON MONOXIDE; CRESYL VIOLET; DIZOCILPINE; DYE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROSTEROID; PRASTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; SIGMA 1 OPIATE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; FACILITATION; HISTOLOGY; HYPOXIA; LEARNING DISORDER; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STAINING;

ANIMALS; ANISOLES; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MICE; NERVE DEGENERATION; PREGNENOLONE; PROPYLAMINES;

EID: 0034712143     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00015-7     Document Type: Article

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