id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt p8418k7419w Mayuri Rebala Allopregnanolone: Synthesis, Genomic Mechanism of Action and Its Role in Intracellular Signaling Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity in the Adult Brain of Xenopus laevis 2011 .txt text/plain 404 18 7 In amphibian brains, synthesis of various neurosteorids is well established, however the endogenous synthesis of 5 alpha and 5 alpha-3 alpha reduced neurosteroids such as allopregnanolone, THDOC and androstanediol, in amphibian brain is not demonstrated yet. To identify the potential role of allopregnanolone on intracellular signaling mechanisms of synaptic plasticity, isolated in vitro brains were treated with a wide range of allopregnanolone doses with or without an NMDA receptor blocker. cache/p8418k7419w.txt txt/p8418k7419w.txt