Behavioral pharmacology of designer cathinones: A review of the preclinical literature

Life Sciences

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-30

  Gregg, Ryan A ^a   Rawls, Scott M ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Bath salts; Cathinone; Locomotor; MDPV; Mephedrone; Methylone; Psychostimulant; Pyrovalerone

Indexed keywords

4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; CATHINONE; METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE; METHYLONE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANXIETY; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MEMORY; REVIEW; THERMOREGULATION; UNITED STATES;

MUSCOVY DUCK PARVOVIRUS;

AMPHETAMINE; BATH SALTS; CATHINONE; LOCOMOTOR; MDPV; MEPHEDRONE; METHYLONE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT; PYROVALERONE;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; BENZODIOXOLES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DESIGNER DRUGS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HUMANS; METHAMPHETAMINE; PYRROLIDINES; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84894052019     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: 18790631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2013.10.033     Document Type: Review

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