UML491
\ˈʌmə͡l fˈɔːhˈʌndɹədən nˈa͡ɪntiwˈɒn], \ˈʌməl fˈɔːhˈʌndɹədən nˈaɪntiwˈɒn], \ˈʌ_m_əl f_ˈɔː_h_ˈʌ_n_d_ɹ_ə_d_ə_n n_ˈaɪ_n_t_i_w_ˈɒ_n]\
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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.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).