Ergotoxine

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Ergotoxine:a mixture of three different ergotaman-3',6',18-triones; toxic ergot alkaloid mixture of equal parts of erocornine, ergocristine & ergocryptine; has alpha adrenergic blocking action, stimulates smooth muscle & antagonizes serotonin; used as oxytocic & in peripheral vascular disorders; major descriptor (77-86); on-line search ERGOLINES (77-86); INDEX MEDICUS search ERGOTOXINE (77-86) This concise article on Ergotoxine incorporates public domain text from the US National Library of Medicine.


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