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ergocryptine, n. Pharm.|ɜːgəʊˈkrɪptiːn|
[ad. G. Ergokryptin (Stoll & Hofmann 1943, in Helv. Chim. Acta XXVI. 1570), f. ergot n. + Gr. κρυπτός hidden (from its having been the last of three alkaloids to be isolated from the original extract): see -ine5.]
An alkaloid derived from ergot.
1944[see ergocornine n.]. 1970Jrnl. Nat. Cancer Inst. (U.S.) XLV. 1106/1 Other ergot alkaloids, α-ergocryptine and 2-bromo-α-ergocryptine..also reportedly inhibit fertility and lactation in the rat. 1982Fisher & Christie Dict. Drugs (rev. ed.) 82 An experimental drug, ergocryptine, which is chemically similar to bromocriptine, also inhibits prolactin secretion and acts in pituitary cells. |