A series of new (5R, 8S, 10R)-ergoline derivatives was synthesized, and their antihypertensive and dopaminergic activities were evaluated in conscious spontaneously hypertensive rats and in rats with unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine-induced lesions of the substantia nigra, respectively.(5R, 8S, 10R)-6-Methyl-8-ergolinemethanols, prepared from the corresponding ergolinecarboxylates, were converted to the tosylates, which were ...