Effect of isopregnanolone on rapid tolerance to the anxiolytic effect of ethanol

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-23

  Debatin, Thaize ^a   Barbosa, Adriana Dias Elpo ^a,b  

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BLUMENAU   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Anti anxiety agents; Drug tolerance; Ethanol; Mice

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; ALCOHOL; NEUROSTEROID;

ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

EID: 33645459189     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: 15164446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462006000100005     Document Type: Article

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