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C R Hekmatpanah

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Reserpine does not prevent 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity in the rat.

Neuroscience Letters September 25, 1989 C R Hekmatpanah, D J McKenna, S J Peroutka

3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; 'Ecstasy') is a known neurotoxin to 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) nerve terminals. Recent studies have suggested that endogenous dopamine (DA) and/or 5-HT may mediate the MDMA-induced neurotoxicity. The central monoamine stores of rats were significantly decreased with reserpine (5 mg/kg) prior to toxic injections of MDMA. Rats given MDMA (30 mg/kg)...