Definition of "neurosteroid" [neurosteroid]

• A neuroactive steroid. (noun)

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• "Increasing neurosteroid levels has reduced PTSD symptoms."
• "On the other hand, the differences in nicotinic currents in male and female rodents may result from sex differences in cortical neurosteroid levels either directly or through differential nuclear translocation of steroid receptors."
• "Ganaxolone is a synthetic neurosteroid and derivative of the naturally occurring neuromodulator, allopregnanolone."