Description
EletriptanisaneuromodulatorthatactsanagoNISTat5-HT1B/1Dreceptorsandhasselectivityforcranialarteries.Eletriptaniscommonlyusedtotreatacutemigraines.Eletriptaninhibitsactivationofthetrigeminovascularsystem,preventingnauseaandemesisinvivo.Additionally,eletriptanmayinducevasoconstrictionofthoracicbloodvessels,causingchestsymptomsafteradministration.
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