Alfadolone
Encyclopedia
Alfadolone or alphadolone is a neuroactive steroid
with hypnotic
effects. It is one of the components of althesin
.
Neuroactive steroid
Neuroactive steroids rapidly alter neuronal excitability through interaction with neurotransmitter-gated ion channels. In addition, these steroids may also exert effects on gene expression via intracellular steroid hormone receptors...
with hypnotic
Hypnotic
Hypnotic drugs are a class of psychoactives whose primary function is to induce sleep and to be used in the treatment of insomnia and in surgical anesthesia...
effects. It is one of the components of althesin
Althesin
Alfaxolone/alfadolone is a short acting intravenous anaesthetic agent, now withdrawn from the market due to severe drug reactions. It is composed of a mixture of alfaxalone and alfadolone, two neurosteroids.Cremophor EL Alfaxolone/alfadolone (Althesin) is a short acting intravenous anaesthetic...
.