Neonatal allopregnanolone increases novelty-directed locomotion and disrupts behavioural responses to GABAA receptor modulators in adulthood

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 617-625

  Darbra, Sònia ^a   Pallarès, Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Elevated plus maze; GABAA receptor modulators; Locomotor activity; Neonatal allopregnanolone; Open field

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; FLUMAZENIL; GABAERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; GABOXADOL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROSTEROID;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HABITUATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RAT;

RATTUS;

EID: 68549097836     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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