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bromocriptin

bromocriptin is the alternative form of bromocriptine.

Meaning of bromocriptine

Noun

bromocriptine (countable and uncountable, plural bromocriptines)

  1. A drug used in the treatment of parkinsonism, galactorrhea, and other conditions. It is a synthetic analog of the ergot alkaloids and stimulates the dopaminergic receptors of the brain, inhibiting the release of prolactin.
    • We have observed that treatment with bromocriptine and levodopa prolongs the antitremor effectiveness of levodopa in monkeys with unilateral VMT lesions of the brain stem.2012, Franz Hefti, William J. Weiner, Progress in Parkinson Research, page 64

Questions about bromocriptin

What is bromocriptin the alternative form of?
Bromocriptin is the alternative form of bromocriptine.

Words near bromocriptin in the dictionary

  1. bromocinnolines
  2. bromocresol
  3. bromocresol green
  4. bromocresol purple
  5. bromocresols
  6. bromocriptin
  7. bromocriptine
  8. bromocriptines
  9. bromocryptine
  10. bromocyan
  11. bromocyanide

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