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bromocriptine

bromocriptine

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Noun

bromocriptine (usually uncountable, plural bromocriptines)

  1. An ergoline derivative and dopamine agonist used in the treatment of pituitary tumours and Parkinson's disease.
    • 2012, Franz Hefti, ‎William J. Weiner, Progress in Parkinson Research (page 64)
      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.

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