Pregnenolone rescues schizophrenia-like behavior in dopamine transporter knockout mice.

Pregnenolone belongs to a class of endogenous neurosteroids in the central nervous system (CNS), which has been suggested to enhance cognitive functions through GABA(A) receptor signaling by its metabolites. It has been shown that the level of pregnenolone is altered in certain brain areas of schizo...

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Main Authors: Peiyan Wong, Cecilia Chin Roei Chang, Christine E Marx, Marc G Caron, William C Wetsel, Xiaodong Zhang
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/45b2fcd0322c4ab19a4b2bc35f37e425
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