Neuroactive steroids and ethanol

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1292-1298

  Purdy, Robert H ^a,b   Valenzuela, C Fernando ^c   Janak, Patricia H ^d   Finn, Deborah A ^e,f   Biggio, Giovanni ^g   Bäckström, Torbjörn ^h  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^h UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Ethanol; GABAA receptors; Menstrual cycle; Neuroactive steroids; Pregnenolone sulfate

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY 5BETA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; NEUROSTEROID; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; STEROID;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANOLONE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

VALENZUELA;

EID: 23044487179     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000171486.97638.BC     Document Type: Conference Paper

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