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Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action > Neurotransmitter Agents > Neurosteroids
Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Neurotransmitter Agents > Neurosteroids

Preferred term

Neurosteroids  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Neuroactive Steroid
  • Neuroactive Steroids
  • Neuro Steroid
  • Neuro-Steroid
  • Neurosteroid
  • Neuro Steroids
  • Neuro-Steroids
  • Steroid, Neuroactive

Scope note

  • Endogenous compounds or drugs that affect neuronal excitability through modulation of specific ionotropic receptors (e.g., GABA-A RECEPTORS). Endogenous neurosteroids are steroid hormones de novo synthesized by neurons and glial cells from steroid metabolite precursors (e.g., PREGNENOLONE).

History note

  • 2020(2010)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000081227

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