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“In experiments on bile fistula monkeys, it was shown that the hepatic distribution ratio is, in fact, constant, despite the fact that the enteral absorption of ergotamine is 3 times that of dihydroergotamine.”
“ Ergotamine and dihydroergotamine significantly decreased the fraction of carotid blood flow shunted through the arteriovenous anastomoses, a mode of action that reemphasizes the need for further clinical studies on the involvement of arteriovenous anastomoses in the pathophysiology of migraine headaches.”