A new brain area affected by 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine: A microdialysis-biotelemetry study

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 596, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 84-88

  Benamar, Khalid ^a   Geller, Ellen B ^a   Adler, Martin W ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3,4 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine; Body temperature; Dopamine; Hyperthermia; Preoptic anterior hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; DOPAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DOPAMINE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; TELEMETRY;

EID: 53049107185     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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