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C J Schmidt, L Wu, W Lovenberg.
Abstract
The amphetamine analogue, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) has received considerable attention recently as a novel and increasingly popular psychoactive agent. When administered acutely to rats in high doses, MDMA caused a selective and dramatic decrease in brain concentrations of serotonin and its metabolite, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid. The depletion of serotonin and its metabolite persisted for up to at least one week after a single injection of MDMA at approximately four to five times the acute dose reported for humans. These results are discussed in terms of the possible neurotoxic effects of MDMA.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 2424776 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(86)90140-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pharmacol ISSN: 0014-2999 Impact factor: 4.432