Physiological role of adrenal deoxycorticosterone-derived neuroactive steroids in stress-sensitive conditions

Neuroscience

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 911-920

  Reddy, D S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Anxiety; Deoxycorticosterone; Depression; Epilepsy; GABA A receptor

Indexed keywords

3 ALPHA HYDROXYSTEROID OXIDOREDUCTASE; 3 ALPHA,5 ALPHA ALLOTETRAHYDRODEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; 5 ALPHA DIHYDRO DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; 5 ALPHA REDUCTASE; ALCOHOL; ALDOSTERONE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BICUCULLINE; BUTYLBICYCLOORTHOBENZOATE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; HYDROCORTISONE; KAINIC ACID; MINERALOCORTICOID; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PENTETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN; PILOCARPINE; RECOMBINANT HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ALCOHOLISM; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANXIETY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SEIZURE; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

EID: 33644525624     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.10.016     Document Type: Article

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