Figures & data
Table 1 The effects of higher DHEAS doses (25 and 50 mg/kg) on the seizure thresholds for PTZ, picrotoxin, and NMDA in adult male and female mice
Figure 1 The effects of acute DHEAS treatment on the seizure thresholds for (A and B) PTZ, (C and D) picrotoxin, and (E and F) NMDA in adult male and female mice.
Abbreviations: DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; NMDA, N-methyl-D-aspartate; PTZ, pentylenetetrazole; RB, running and bouncing clonus; SEM, standard error of the mean; THE, tonic hindlimb extension.
![Figure 1 The effects of acute DHEAS treatment on the seizure thresholds for (A and B) PTZ, (C and D) picrotoxin, and (E and F) NMDA in adult male and female mice.](/cms/asset/d09cbc78-fd7b-4725-8b7c-ed24a0a415b1/dddt_a_12163071_f0001_b.jpg)
Figure 2 The effects of acute DHEAS treatment on the seizure thresholds for picrotoxin in aged (A) male and (B) female mice.
Abbreviations: DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; RB, running and bouncing clonus; SEM, standard error of the mean; THE, tonic hindlimb extension.
![Figure 2 The effects of acute DHEAS treatment on the seizure thresholds for picrotoxin in aged (A) male and (B) female mice.](/cms/asset/8e315440-ad36-41f1-b7cc-35b436b14e8b/dddt_a_12163071_f0002_b.jpg)
Figure 3 The effects of chronic DHEAS treatment on the seizure thresholds for (A and B) PTZ, (C and D) picrotoxin, and (E and F) NMDA in adult male and female mice.
Abbreviations: DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; NMDA, N-methyl-D-aspartate; PTZ, pentylenetetrazole; RB, running and bouncing clonus; SEM, standard error of the mean; THE, tonic hindlimb extension.
![Figure 3 The effects of chronic DHEAS treatment on the seizure thresholds for (A and B) PTZ, (C and D) picrotoxin, and (E and F) NMDA in adult male and female mice.](/cms/asset/ec98ddf3-75f6-4ec7-80e6-9c0637cb14cd/dddt_a_12163071_f0003_b.jpg)
Figure 4 The sex differences in the effects of acute and chronic DHEAS treatment on the seizure thresholds for (A and C) PTZ, (D and E) picrotoxin, and (F and G) NMDA in adult mice.
Abbreviations: DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; NMDA, N-methyl-D-aspartate; PTZ, pentylenetetrazole; RB, running and bouncing clonus; SEM, standard error of the mean; THE, tonic hindlimb extension.
![Figure 4 The sex differences in the effects of acute and chronic DHEAS treatment on the seizure thresholds for (A and C) PTZ, (D and E) picrotoxin, and (F and G) NMDA in adult mice.](/cms/asset/8c10e30b-f2d6-41a7-a402-9b7e27b6e312/dddt_a_12163071_f0004_b.jpg)
Table 2 The sex and age differences in the effects of acute DHEAS treatment on the seizure thresholds for picrotoxin in mice
Table 3 The effects of acute and chronic DHEAS treatment on locomotor activity of adult male and female mice
Table 4 The effects of acute and chronic DHEAS treatment on motor coordination of adult male and female CBA mice
Table 5 The effects of chronic DHEAS treatment on the body weight of adult male and female mice
Table 6 The effects of acute DHEAS treatment on the potency of DHEAS for inhibiting [3H]flunitrazepam binding to the brain membranes of adult male and female mice
Figure 5 The effects of acute DHEAS treatment on DHEAS-produced inhibition of [3H]flunitrazepam binding to the brain membranes of adult male and female mice.
Abbreviations: DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; SEM, standard error of the mean.
![Figure 5 The effects of acute DHEAS treatment on DHEAS-produced inhibition of [3H]flunitrazepam binding to the brain membranes of adult male and female mice.](/cms/asset/74f5fe04-4e15-46fb-9fb9-ce50f2e0468e/dddt_a_12163071_f0005_b.jpg)