MeSH definition : A mixture of three different hydrogenated derivatives of ERGOTAMINE: DIHYDROERGOCORNINE;
DIHYDROERGOCRISTINE; and DIHYDROERGOCRYPTINE. Dihydroergotoxine has been proposed
to be a neuroprotective agent and a nootropic agent. The mechanism of its therapeutic
actions is not clear, but it can act as an alpha-adrenergic antagonist and a dopamine
agonist. The methanesulfonate salts of this mixture of alkaloids are called ERGOLOID
MESYLATES.;
A mixture of three different hydrogenated derivatives of ERGOTAMINE: DIHYDROERGOCORNINE;
DIHYDROERGOCRISTINE; and DIHYDROERGOCRYPTINE. Dihydroergotoxine has been proposed
to be a neuroprotective agent and a nootropic agent. The mechanism of its therapeutic
actions is not clear, but it can act as an alpha-adrenergic antagonist and a dopamine
agonist. The methanesulfonate salts of this mixture of alkaloids are called ERGOLOID
MESYLATES.