Dehydroepiandrosterone is the precusor of sex hormone,and can be synthesized in the brain de novo,which means it is a kind of neurosteroid.

• 脱氢表雄酮(DHEA)是人体性激素的前体物质,能够在大脑神经元以及星形胶质细胞中从头合成,属于神经甾体。