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Allopregnanolone and Fluoxetine

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Allopregnanolone and Fluoxetine

Allopregnanolone vs. Fluoxetine

Allopregnanolone, also known as 5α-pregnan-3α-ol-20-one or 3α,5α-tetrahydroprogesterone (3α,5α-THP), as well as brexanolone, is an endogenous inhibitory pregnane neurosteroid. Fluoxetine, also known by trade names Prozac and Sarafem, among others, is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class.

Similarities between Allopregnanolone and Fluoxetine

Allopregnanolone and Fluoxetine have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): Agonist, Antidepressant, Anxiety, Biological half-life, Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Pregnancy, 5-HT3 receptor.

Agonist

An agonist is a chemical that binds to a receptor and activates the receptor to produce a biological response.

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Antidepressant

Antidepressants are drugs used for the treatment of major depressive disorder and other conditions, including dysthymia, anxiety disorders, obsessive–compulsive disorder, eating disorders, chronic pain, neuropathic pain and, in some cases, dysmenorrhoea, snoring, migraine, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), addiction, dependence, and sleep disorders.

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Anxiety

Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behaviour such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination.

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Biological half-life

The biological half-life of a biological substance is the time it takes for half to be removed by biological processes when the rate of removal is roughly exponential.

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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, or nAChRs, are receptor proteins that respond to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

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Posttraumatic stress disorder

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)Acceptable variants of this term exist; see the Terminology section in this article.

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Pregnancy

Pregnancy, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman.

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5-HT3 receptor

The 5-HT3 receptor belongs to the Cys-loop superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels (LGICs) and therefore differs structurally and functionally from all other 5-HT receptors (5-hydroxytryptamine, or serotonin) receptors which are G protein-coupled receptors.

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Allopregnanolone and Fluoxetine Comparison

Allopregnanolone has 103 relations, while Fluoxetine has 162. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 3.02% = 8 / (103 + 162).

References

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