Allopregnanolone, the Active Metabolite of Progesterone, Protects Against Neuronal Damage in Picrotoxin-Induced Seizure Model in Mice

October 2009 in “ Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior ”

Surjit Singh, Debasish Hota, Ajay Prakash, K.L. Khanduja, Sunil Arora, Amitava Chakrabarti

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