In vivo evidence for an increase in 5alpha-reductase activity in the rat central nervous system following morphine exposure

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 621-626

  Amini, Hossein ^a   Ahmadiani, Abolhassan ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

3Alpha diol glucuronide; 5Alpha reductase; Dihydrotestosterone; Finasteride; Morphine; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; FINASTERIDE; MORPHINE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FINASTERIDE; MALE; MORPHINE; NARCOTICS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

EID: 26844450292     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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