Differences between rats and mice in MDMA (methylenedioxymethylamphetamine) neurotoxicity

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 227-234

  Logan, Barbara J ^a   Laverty, Richard ^a   Sanderson, William D ^a   Yee, Yet Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptamine; Catecholamines; Methylenedioxyamphetamines; Neurotoxicity, Species and strain differences

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; N ETHYL 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MONOAMINE METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINES; ANIMAL; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPAMINE; MALE; METHOXYHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCOL; MICE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023722481     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(88)90717-0     Document Type: Article

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