Effects of nomegestrol acetate administration on central and peripheral beta-endorphin and allopregnanolone in ovx rats

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 67-75

  Lenzi, Elena ^a   Pluchino, Nicola ^a   Begliuomini, Silvia ^a   Ninni, Filippo ^a   Freschi, Letizia ^a   Centofanti, Manolo ^a   Casarosa, Elena ^a   Luisi, Stefano ^b   Valentino, Valeria ^a   Luisi, Michele ^a   Genazzani, Andrea Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Beta endorphin; Brain; Nomegestrol acetate; Progestins

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; BETA ENDORPHIN; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; NOMEGESTROL ACETATE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT;

ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; BRAIN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MEGESTROL; NORPREGNADIENES; OVARIECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 44649163123     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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