Allopregnanolone and Induction of Endogenous Opioid Inhibition of Oxytocin Responses to Immune Stress in Pregnant Rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 690-700

  Brunton, P J ^a   Bales, J ^b   Russell, J A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finasteride; Gestation; Interleukin 1 ; Neuroactive steroid; Paraventricular nucleus; Supraoptic nucleus

Indexed keywords

20ALPHA DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; FINASTERIDE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NALOXONE; OPIATE; OXYTOCIN; PROTEIN FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPRODUCTION; STRESS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

5-ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; FINASTERIDE; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIOID PEPTIDES; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 84858858543     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02295.x     Document Type: Article

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