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    Glossary Pregnenolone

    steroid hormone precursor to progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol

    Pregnenolone is a steroid hormone that serves as a precursor to various other hormones, including progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol. It is synthesized from cholesterol in the adrenal glands, liver, and brain, playing a crucial role in the body's hormonal balance and overall health.

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    1. Pregnenolone for the treatment of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease Experimental neurology · 2023 · 2 citations
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    3. ς<sub>1</sub>Receptor-Related Neuroactive Steroids Modulate Cocaine-Induced Reward Journal of Neuroscience · 2003 · 100 citations
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    5. Sigma 1 receptor-related neuroactive steroids modulate cocaine-induced reward. PubMed · 2003 · 91 citations
    6. Relationships between cerebrospinal fluid GABAergic neurosteroid levels and symptom severity in men with PTSD Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2018 · 59 citations
    7. GC-MS determination of steroids related to androgen biosynthesis in human hair with pentafluorophenyldimethylsilyl–trimethylsilyl derivatisation The Analyst · 1999 · 56 citations
    8. Sex steroid synthesis in human skin in situ: The roles of aromatase and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein in the homeostasis of human skin Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology · 2012 · 46 citations
    9. Targeting neurosteroid synthesis as a therapy for schizophrenia-related alterations induced by early psychosocial stress Schizophrenia Research · 2015 · 24 citations
    10. Alteration of neonatal Allopregnanolone levels affects exploration, anxiety, aversive learning and adult behavioural response to intrahippocampal neurosteroids Behavioural Brain Research · 2012 · 24 citations
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