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    β-sitosterol reduces anxiety and synergizes with established anxiolytic drugs in mice

    Highlights In silico screen identifies β-sitosterol as a candidate anxiolytic drug β-sitosterol is anxiolytic in both naive and chronically stressed mice β-sitosterol alters the expression of immediate early genes Sub-efficacious doses of β-sitosterol and fluoxetine synergize when combined...