Parallel changes in serotonin levels in brain and blood following acute administration of MDMA

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 109-112

  Collins, Cheryl M ^a,b   Kloek, Joris ^c   Elliott, J Martin ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

blood; brain; MDMA; serotonin; tryptophan

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL CORTEX; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FRONTAL LOBE; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 84871532764     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881112463123     Document Type: Article

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