Brain Serotonin Neurotoxicity and Fenfluramine and Dexfenfluramine

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 278, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 2141-

  Lipetz, Philip D ^a  

^a Good Calorie Products   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; FENFLURAMINE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; TRYPTOPHAN; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; DEXFENFLURAMINE; DOPAMINE; FLUOXETINE; PHENTERMINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NOTE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANOREXIA; APPETITE DISORDER; DIET; GLIOSIS; LETTER; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; BRAIN; FEMALE; FENFLURAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS; SEX FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE AGENTS; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

EID: 0031585659     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1997.03550240031020     Document Type: Letter

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