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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
The only available steroid anaesthetic for use in veterinary patients is '''alfaxalone'''. It is a progesterone derived ''neurosteroid''.  
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The only available steroid anaesthetic for use in veterinary patients is '''alfaxalone''' (3-α-hydroxy-5-α-pregnane-11,20-dione). It is a progesterone derived ''neurosteroid''.
    
==Mechanism of Action==
 
==Mechanism of Action==
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