Unique and potent effects of acute ibogaine on zebrafish: the developing utility of novel aquatic models for hallucinogenic drug research.
Behavioural Brain Research 2013 Jonathan Cachat, Evan J. Kyzar, Christopher Collins et al. 112 citations
An indole alkaloid, ibogaine is the principal psychoactive component of the iboga plant, used by indigenous peoples in West Africa for centuries. Modulating multiple neurotransmitter systems, the drug is a potent hallucinogen in humans, although its psychotropic effects remain poorly understood. Expanding the range of model species is an important strategy for translational neuroscience...
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.08.041 (opens in new tab)
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Zebrafish model
Zebrafish research
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