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    Glossary Neurosteroid Synthesis

    Neurosteroid synthesis refers to the production of steroid hormones within the brain and nervous system, which can influence various physiological processes, including mood, cognition, and stress response. In the context of hair loss, neurosteroids may play a role in modulating hair follicle biology and the hair growth cycle, particularly through their effects on androgen receptors and local hormonal balance. Key distinguishing characteristics of neurosteroids include their ability to rapidly affect neuronal function and their synthesis from cholesterol or other steroid precursors within the central nervous system.

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    1. Neurosteroid Synthesis-Mediated Regulation of GABA<sub>A</sub>Receptors: Relevance to the Ovarian Cycle and Stress Journal of Neuroscience · 2007 · 238 citations
    2. Inhibition of neurosteroid synthesis increases asphyxia-induced brain injury in the late gestation fetal sheep Neuroscience · 2007 · 100 citations
    3. Temporal lobe epilepsy exacerbation during pharmacological inhibition of endogenous neurosteroid synthesis BMJ Case Reports · 2013 · 13 citations
    4. Corticosterone enhances the potency of ethanol against hippocampal long-term potentiation via local neurosteroid synthesis Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience · 2015 · 11 citations
    5. Witnessed trauma exposure induces fear in mice through a reduction in endogenous neurosteroid synthesis Journal of Neuroendocrinology · 2024 · 7 citations
    6. Mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetic neuropathy may be involved in the development of neuropathic pain via a reduction in neurosteroid synthesis F1000Research · 2017 · 4 citations
    7. Mitochondrial dysfunction in an animal model of diabetic neuropathy is associated with a reduction of neurosteroid synthesis. F1000Research · 2018 · 1 citations
    8. Neo-synthesis of estrogenic or androgenic neurosteroids determine whether long-term potentiation or depression is induced in hippocampus of male rat Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience · 2015 · 32 citations
    9. Targeting neurosteroid synthesis as a therapy for schizophrenia-related alterations induced by early psychosocial stress Schizophrenia Research · 2015 · 24 citations
    10. Early postnatal inhibition of neurosteroid synthesis changes the later-life adverse outcome of neonatal asphyxia in rats Neuropharmacology · 2025
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