Opposite effects of short- versus long-term administration of fluoxetine on the concentrations of neuroactive steroids in rat plasma and brain

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 48-54

  Serra, M ^a   Pisu, M G ^a   Muggironi, M ^a   Parodo, V ^a   Papi, G ^a   Sari, R ^a   Dazzi, L ^a   Spiga, F ^a   Purdy, R H ^a   Biggio, G ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluoxetine; Neuroactive steroid; Rat brain; Rat plasma

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 3ALPHA,5ALPHA TETRAHYDRODEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; FLUOXETINE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; TETRAHYDRODEOXYCORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SHOCK; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL MODEL; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN CORTEX; LONG TERM CARE; STRESS; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CORTICOSTERONE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FLUOXETINE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; STEROIDS; STRESS;

EID: 0034784651     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130100853     Document Type: Article

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