Depletion of cortical allopregnanolone potentiates stress-induced increase in cortical dopamine output

Brain Research

Volumn 932, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 135-139

  Dazzi, Laura ^a   Serra, Mariangela ^a   Vacca, Giada ^a   Ladu, Stefania ^a   Latrofa, Andrea ^b   Trapani, Giuseppe ^b   Biggio, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Cerebral cortex; Dopamine output; FG 7142; Finasteride; Stress

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; DOPAMINE; FINASTERIDE; N METHYL BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHOCK; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CARBOLINES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOPAMINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FINASTERIDE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS;

EID: 0037023198     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)02290-4     Document Type: Article

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