MDMA-induced neurotoxicity: Parameters of degeneration and recovery of brain serotonin neurons

Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 269-274

  Battaglia, George ^a   Yeh, S Y ^a   De Souza, Errol B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HIAA; 5 HT; 5 HT uptake sites; Neurotoxicity; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; CITALOPRAM; DESIPRAMINE; MAZINDOL; RADIOISOTOPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; FRONTAL CORTEX; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINES; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; BRAIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUINEA PIGS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MALE; MICE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SEROTONIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0024159060     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(88)90155-4     Document Type: Article

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