Sex differences in neurosteroid and hormonal responses to metyrapone in posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 231, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 3581-3595

  Inslicht, Sabra S ^a,b,c   Richards, Anne ^a,b,c   Madden, Erin ^a,b,c   Rao, Madhu N ^a,c,d   O'Donovan, Aoife ^a,b,c   Talbot, Lisa S ^a,b,c   Rucker, Evelyn ^a,b,c   Metzler, Thomas J ^a,b,c   Hauger, Richard L ^e,f   Neylan, Thomas C ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Allopregnanolone; Metyrapone; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Progesterone; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; CORTICOTROPIN; METYRAPONE; NEUROSTEROID; PROGESTERONE; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; ELTANOLONE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; METYRAPONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANOLONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930278533     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3621-3     Document Type: Article

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