5α-Androst-16-en-3α-ol - CAS 1153-51-1

5α-Androst-16-en-3α-ol is a steroid pheromone that has been found in boar testes and human male axillary sweat and has diverse biological activities.1,2It enhances GABA-activated currents in primary mouse cerebellar granule cells (EC50= 0.4 μM) .25α-Androst-16-en-3α-ol (0.1-1 μM) increases the amplitude of GABA-activated currents in HEK293 cells expressing human α1β2γ2and α2β2γ2subunit-containing GABAAreceptors.

Others, GABA Receptor

Neuroscience, Membrane transporter/Ion channel, Others

1101

C19H30O

274.448

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