Widespread reduction of dopamine cell bodies and terminals in adult rats exposed to a low dose regimen of MDMA during adolescence.
Neuropharmacology September 1, 2017 Cristina Cadoni, Augusta Pisanu, Nicola Simola et al.
Although MDMA (3,4-methylendioxymethamphetamine, ecstasy) neurotoxicity in serotonin neurons is largely recognized in a wide variety of species including man, neurotoxicity in dopamine (DA) neurons is thought to be species-specific. MDMA is mainly consumed by adolescents, often in conjunction with caffeine (Energy Drinks) and this association has been reported to exacerbate MDMA toxic effects....
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.06.008 (opens in new tab)
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MDMA
3,4-methylendioxymethamphetamine pubchem cid
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Neurotoxicity
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