Definition of Neuroactive

1. Adjective. That act on the central nervous system ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Neuroactive

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neuroactive

neuritides
neuritis
neuritises
neuro
neuro-
neuro-central
neuro-cybernetics
neuro-epidermal
neuro-linguistic programming
neuro-oncologist
neuro-oncology
neuro-ophthalmology
neuro-otology
neuro cybernetics
neuroactive (current term)
neuroactive steroid
neuroactive steroids
neuroactivities
neuroactivity
neuroallergy
neuroanastomosis
neuroanatomic
neuroanatomical
neuroanatomically
neuroanatomies
neuroanatomist
neuroanatomists
neuroanatomy
neuroarchitecture

Literary usage of Neuroactive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Chapter 13 Interactions Between neuroactive Steroids and Alcohol at GABAA ... neuroactive steroids 5a-reductase and 3a-hydroxysteroid exert their effects ..."

2. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"neuroactive Drugs as Probes of Brain Circuitry neuroactive drugs can cause profound changes in mental state, including alterations in affective state and in ..."

3. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"Since both ethanol and neuroactive steroids produce many of their biological ... neuroactive steroids can also potentiate (or reverse [Melchior and Ritzmann ..."

4. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"In my Green Lectures I had emphasized the growing importance of peptides and other neuroactive substances in brain science. What attracted me to this ..."

5. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"This analgesia most likely results from the release of neuroactive substances, particularly catecholamines and opioid peptides, from the transplanted cells ..."

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