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neuroactive steroid

neuroactive steroid noun: any of several steroids, synthesized in the myelinating glial cells, which alter neuronal excitability through interaction with neurotransmitter-gated ion channels.

Noun

neuroactive steroid (plural neuroactive steroids)

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

Forms of neuroactive steroid

pluralneuroactive steroids

Questions about neuroactive steroid

What does neuroactive steroid mean?
Neuroactive steroid means any of several steroids, synthesized in the myelinating glial cells, which alter neuronal excitability through interaction with neurotransmitter-gated ion channels.
What part of speech is neuroactive steroid?
Neuroactive steroid is a noun.
What is the plural of neuroactive steroid?
The plural of neuroactive steroid is neuroactive steroids.

Words near neuroactive steroid in the dictionary

  1. neuroacanthocytosis
  2. neuroactivation
  3. neuroactivational
  4. neuroactivations
  5. neuroactive
  6. neuroactive steroid
  7. neuroactive steroids
  8. neuroactivities
  9. neuroactivity
  10. neuroadaptation
  11. neuroadaptations

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