Central modifications of allopregnanolone and β-endorphin following subcutaneous administration of Nestorone

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 15-20

  Lenzi, E ^a   Pluchino, N ^a   Begliuomini, S ^a   Casarosa, E ^a   Merlini, S ^a   Giannini, A ^a   Luisi, M ^a   Kumar, N ^b   Sitruk Ware, R ^b   Genazzani, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endorphin; Allopregnanolone; Brain; Nestorone; Progestins

Indexed keywords

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

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT;

ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; BRAIN; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFUSIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NORPROGESTERONES; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 67449103066     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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