Allopregnanolone infused into the dorsal (CA1) hippocampus increases prepulse inhibition of startle response in Wistar rats

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 581-585

  Darbra, Sònia ^a   Mòdol, Laura ^a   Pallarès, Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acoustic startle response; Allopregnanolone; Dorsal hippocampus; Neurosteroids; Pregnenolone sulphate; Prepulse inhibition; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSORY GATING; STARTLE REFLEX;

ANIMALS; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PREGNANOLONE; PREGNENOLONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SENSORY GATING;

EID: 84857189114     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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