Effect of progesterone on the expression of GABAA receptor subunits in the prefrontal cortex of rats: Implications of sex differences and brain hemisphere

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 696-700

  Andrade, Susie ^a   Arbo, Bruno D ^a   Batista, Bruna A M ^a   Neves, Alice M ^a   Branchini, Gisele ^a   Brum, Ilma S ^a   Barros, Helena M T ^b   Gomez, Rosane ^a,b   Ribeiro, Maria Flavia M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Depression; GABA agonist; Mood disorders; Neuroactive steroids

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA1; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR GAMMA2; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HEMISPHERE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DIESTRUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX FACTORS; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84870700971     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: 10990844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.2854     Document Type: Article

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