Psychedelics and the Human Receptorome
PLoS One 2010 Olivier Jacques Manzoni, Thomas S. Ray 295 citations
We currently understand the mental effects of psychedelics to be caused by agonism or partial agonism of 5-HT2A (and possibly 5-HT2C) receptors, and we understand that psychedelic drugs, especially phenylalkylamines, are fairly selective for these two receptors. This manuscript is a reference work on the receptor affinity pharmacology of psychedelic drugs. New data is presented on the affinity...
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Psychedelics
Brain receptors
Pharmacology
Consciousness research