"Methysergide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An ergot derivative that is a congener of LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE. It antagonizes the effects of serotonin in blood vessels and gastrointestinal smooth muscle, but has few of the properties of other ergot alkaloids. Methysergide is used prophylactically in migraine and other vascular headaches and to antagonize serotonin in the carcinoid syndrome.
| Descriptor ID |
D008784
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.327.287.689 D03.633.400.439.689
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| Concept/Terms |
Methysergide- Methysergide
- Dimethylergometrin
- Methylmethylergonovine
Sansert- Sansert
- Deseril
- Désernil-Sandoz
- Désernil Sandoz
- Desril
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methysergide" by people in Profiles.
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Control of breathing by raphe obscurus serotonergic neurons in mice. J Neurosci. 2011 Feb 09; 31(6):1981-90.
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Acute intermittent hypoxia increases both phrenic and sympathetic nerve activities in the rat. Exp Physiol. 2007 Jan; 92(1):87-97.
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Role of platelets in contraction of canine tracheal muscle elicited by PAF in vitro. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1988 Aug; 65(2):914-20.
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Parasympathetic involvement in PAF-induced contraction in canine trachealis in vivo. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1987 Feb; 62(2):599-605.
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5-Hydroxytryptamine and vasospasm induced by subarachnoid hemorrhage. Proc West Pharmacol Soc. 1979; 22:441-5.