Divergent neuroactive steroid responses to stress and ethanol in rat and mouse strains: Relevance for human studies

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 231, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 3257-3272

  Porcu, Patrizia ^a   Morrow, A Leslie ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; C57BL 6J mice; DBA 2J mice; Ethanol; HPA axis; Neuroactive steroids; Rat; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NEUROSTEROID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

BRAIN; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; STRESS; ANIMAL; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; C57BL MOUSE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PREGNANCY; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84930278808     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3564-8     Document Type: Review

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