Neurosteroidogenesis: Relevance to neurosteroid actions in brain and modulation by psychotropic drugs

Critical Reviews in Neurobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 67-74

  Barbaccia, Maria Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid (GABA) type A receptor; hydroxybutyric acid (GHB); Allopregnanolone 3 ,5 THP; Allotetradeidrodeoxycorticosterone 3 ,5 THDOC; Anti psychotic; Clozapine; Neurosteroid; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CLOZAPINE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; HALOPERIDOL; NCS 382; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NEUROSTEROID; OLANZAPINE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; SULPIRIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN REGION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; REVIEW; RIGHTING REFLEX; RODENT; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; STEROID METABOLISM; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CLOZAPINE; HUMANS; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SODIUM OXYBATE; STEROIDS;

EID: 9744228702     PISSN: 08920915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevNeurobiol.v16.i12.70     Document Type: Review

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