Interaction between early postnatal neurosteroid manipulations and adult infusion of neurosteroids into CA1 hippocampal region on the open field behaviour

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 705-711

  Darbra, Sònia ^a   Pallarès, Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Finasteride; Hippocampus; Neurodevelopment; Novelty exploration; Open field

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; FINASTERIDE; NEUROSTEROID; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 78149498873     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.09.018     Document Type: Article

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