The role of neuroactive steroids in ethanol/stress interactions: proceedings of symposium VII at the Volterra conference on alcohol and stress, May 2008

Alcohol

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 521-530

  Morrow, A Leslie ^a   Biggio, Giovanni ^b   Serra, Mariangela ^b   Becker, Howard C ^c   Lopez, Marcelo F ^c   Porcu, Patrizia ^a   Alward, Sarah E ^a   O'Buckley, Todd K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

C57BL 6J mice; DBA 2J mice; GABAA receptors; HPA axis; Neuroactive steroids; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 3ALPHA,21 DIHYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; PREGNENOLONE;

ACUTE STRESS; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG MECHANISM; GENOTYPE; HOMEOSTASIS AND REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEDATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SPATIAL MEMORY; STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; ETHANOL; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MICE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANOLONE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 70350754627     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2009.04.002     Document Type: Review

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