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A R Alvaro

1 paper in the library · publishing 2008

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Neuropeptide Y protects retinal neural cells against cell death induced by ecstasy.

Neuroscience March 3, 2008 A R Alvaro, J Martins, A C Costa et al.

Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine; MDMA) has potent CNS stimulant effects. Besides the acute effects of MDMA, such as psychomotor activation, euphoria, decreased appetite, and hyperthermia, long-term damage of dopaminergic and serotonergic nerve terminals in multiple brain areas have also been reported. Although some studies have demonstrated that considerable amounts of MDMA reach the...

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.12.027 Full text