Vasotocin and mesotocin stimulate the biosynthesis of neurosteroids in the frog brain

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 6749-6760

  Jean Luc, Do Rego ^a   Sujata, Acharjee ^b   Jae, Young Seong ^c   Ludovic, Galas ^a   David, Alexandre ^a   Patrice, Bizet ^a   Arlette, Burlet ^d   Hyuk, Bang Kwon ^b   Van, Luu The ^e   Georges, Pelletier ^e   Hubert, Vaudry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^e LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

3 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 5 4 isomerase; Cytochrome p450 17 hydroxylase c17, 20 lyase; Hypothalamus; Mesotocin; Neurosteroid biosynthesis; Vasotocin

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; 3BETA HYDROXY DELTA5 STEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ARGIPRESTOCIN; CYTOCHROME P450; HORMONE RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ISOMERASE; MESOTOCIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROSTEROID; OXYTOCIN; PRASTERONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; OXYTOCIC AGENT; STEROID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; RANA ESCULENTA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROIDS; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 33745799688     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4469-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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