Antidepressant effect and changes of GABAA receptor γ2 subunit mRNA after hippocampal administration of allopregnanolone in rats

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 477-485

  Nin, M S ^a   Salles, F B ^a   Azeredo, L A ^a   Frazon, A P G ^a   Gomez, R ^a   Barros, H M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Alpha4; Depression; Forced swim test; GABAA receptor; Gamma2

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA4; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR GAMMA2; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE ACTION; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RNA, MESSENGER; SWIMMING;

EID: 49349099107     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881107081525     Document Type: Article

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