neuroactive steroid

noun

Any of several steroids, synthesized in the myelinating glial cells, which alter neuronal excitability through interaction with neurotransmitter-gated ion channels.

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Meanings

nounneuroactive steroid (plural neuroactive steroids)

plural neuroactive steroids

  1. biochemistryAny of several steroids, synthesized in the myelinating glial cells, which alter neuronal excitability through interaction with neurotransmitter-gated ion channels.
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