metergoline
Sign in to saveAlso known as FI-6337, liserdol, metergoline phenylmethyl ester, D-8-beta-((Carboxyamino)methyl)-1,6-dimethylergoline benzyl ester, Metergolin, D-8-beta-((Carbobenzoxyamino)methyl)-1,6-dimethyl-10-alpha-ergoline, (+)-N-(Carboxy)-1-methyl-9,10-dihydrolysergamine benzyl ester, 1-Methyl-N-carbobenzyloxydihydro-D-lysergamin
Metergoline (, ), also known as methergoline and sold under the brand names Contralac (veterinary) and Liserdol (clinical), is a monoaminergic medication of the ergoline group which is used as a prolactin inhibitor in the treatment of hyperprolactinemia (high prolactin levels) and to suppress lactation.
Research
1,099 papers- Metergoline Shares Properties with Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs Identified by Gene Expression Signature Screen.Neurotoxicity research · 2023
- Metergoline-induced cell death in Candida krusei.Fungal biology · 2011
- Metergoline inhibits the neuronal Nav1.2 voltage-dependent Na(+) channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2014
- Endocrine profile and therapeutic employment of a new prolactin-lowering drug, metergoline.Gynecologic and obstetric investigation · 1980
- Molecular basis involved in the blocking effect of antidepressant metergoline on C-type inactivation of Kv1.4 channel.Neuropharmacology · 2019
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Metergoline (, ), also known as methergoline and sold under the brand names Contralac (veterinary) and Liserdol (clinical), is a monoaminergic medication of the ergoline group which is used as a prolactin inhibitor in the treatment of hyperprolactinemia (high prolactin levels) and to suppress lactation.
==Pharmacology==
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