Therapeutic potential of steroids for CNS disorders

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1523-1531

  Hamilton, N M ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acidA (GABAA); Androgen; CNS; Glucocorticoid; Glutamate (NMDA) receptors; Mineralocorticoid; Neurosteroid; Neutroactive steroid; Oestrogen; Progestin; Receptors; Steroid

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; BENZOTHIOPHENE; CARBENOXOLONE; DIHYDROEQUILIN; ELTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GABAERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; GANAXOLONE; GLUCOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL; MIFEPRISTONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROSTEROID; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREGNENOLONE DERIVATIVE; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; RALOXIFENE; SEX HORMONE ANTAGONIST; STEROID HORMONE; STEROID RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN; TETRAHYDRODEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; EPILEPSY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SENILE DEMENTIA; SIDE EFFECT; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0034758658     PISSN: 13543776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543776.11.10.1523     Document Type: Review

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