Meanings
- uncountableThe genesis of neurosteroids
In conclusion, mGluR5 driven glutamatergic activity regulates astrocytic functions associated with PBR (cholesterol transport, neurosteroidogenesis, glial phenotype) during maturation and could be associated with neuropsychiatric disorders in offspring.
2015 November 5, “Loss of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Function on Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor in Mice Prenatally Exposed to LPS”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
- Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
- Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
- Englishneuro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
- Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
- Proto-Indo-European*ster-
- Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
- Frenchcholestérine
- Frenchcholestéro
- Englishcholesterol
- Englishsterol
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Englishsteroid
- Englishneurosteroid
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁tis
- Proto-Hellenic*génetis
- Ancient Greekγένεσῐς (génesĭs)
- Englishneurosteroidogenesis
From neurosteroid + -o- + -genesis.
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neurosteroidogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurosteroidogenesis
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