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Published in final edited form as: J Neuroendocrinol. 2021 Sep 10;34(2):e13028. doi: 10.1111/jne.13028

Table 1.

List of endogenous neurosteroids with neuronal inhibitory and excitatory properties.

Inhibitory neurosteroids (anxiolytic, sedative, antistress and anticonvulsants)	Excitatory steroids (anxiogenic, dysphorogenic and proconvulsant)
Progesterone	Estradiol
Allopregnanolone (AP) or brexanolone	Pregnenolone sulfate
Pregnanolone	Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
Dihydroprogesterone	Cortisol
Androstanediol (AD)	11-Deoxycortisol
Etiocholanone
Dihydrotestosterone
Deoxycorticosterone
Dihydrodeoxycorticosterone
Allotetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone (THDOC)