3-alpha-Androstanediol

3α-diol

Metabolite

A metabolite of DHT with no androgen receptor activity of its own. It acts on the GABA-A receptor instead, which is how an androgen ends up changing anxiety and sleep without touching the androgen receptor at all.

Relationships

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3-alpha-Androstanediol agonist of

GABA-A Receptor

The brain's main calming channel. Some androgen metabolites sit on it as neurosteroids and change anxiety and sleep quality without touching the androgen receptor at all.

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