3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; Ecstasy) administration produces dose-dependent neurochemical, endocrine and immune changes in the rat

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-104

  Connor, Thomas J ^a   McNamara, Mairead G ^a   Kelly, John P ^a   Leonard, Brian E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

3,4 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine; Corticosterone; Ecstasy; Immunity; Lymphocyte proliferation; Lymphocytes; MDMA; Psychoneuroimmunology

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CORTICOSTERONE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033061982     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(199903)14:2<95::AID-HUP72>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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