Neonatal finasteride induces anxiogenic-like profile and deteriorates passive avoidance in adulthood after intrahippocampal neurosteroid administration

Neuroscience

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1497-1505

  Martin Garcia E ^a   Darbra, S ^a   Pallares M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

Author keywords

elevated plus maze; finasteride; hippocampus; neurodevelopment; neurosteroids; passive avoidance

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; DRUG VEHICLE; FINASTERIDE; NEUROSTEROID; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MATURITY; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 45849111809     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.04.062     Document Type: Article

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