Preliminary evidence of reduced occipital GABA concentrations in puerperal women: A 1H-MRS study

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 425-433

  Epperson, C Neill ^a,b   Gueorguieva, Ralitza ^a,b   Czarkowski, Kathryn A ^a,b   Stiklus, Stephanie ^a,b   Sellers, Edward ^c   Krystal, John H ^a,b   Rothman, Douglas L ^a   Mason, Graeme F ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Yale University School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; GABA; MRS; Neurosteroids; Postpartum depression; Pregnancy; Puerperium

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; NEUROSTEROID; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENSTRUATION; MOOD DISORDER; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OCCIPITAL LOBE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANES;

EID: 33744498912     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-006-0313-7     Document Type: Article

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