Clinical Laboratory Technician Certification and Certificate Programs. Students can pursue undergraduate- or graduate-level certificates in clinical laboratory technology. Clinical laboratory technicians (CLT) are also known as medical laboratory technicians or medical technicians. Learn about the programs and careers.
Description. Ergot is a fungus that lives as a parasite in the blossoms of grasses. When the grass heads are nearly mature, it appears as jumbo grains protruding from the heads. Ergot grains, which are fungus bodies and not seeds, are several to many times the size of the grass seed.escription. Ergot is a fungus that lives as a parasite in the blossoms of grasses. When the grass heads are nearly mature, it appears as jumbo grains protruding from the heads. Ergot grains, which are fungus bodies and not seeds, are several to many times the size of the grass seed.
The ergot drugs are a family of migraine medications that originally derived from a fungus that grows on rye. They have been available by prescription since the 1920s. Among other effects, they interact with receptors for the brain chemical serotonin, which regulates mood, pain awareness, and blood vessel tone.