Release of serotonin induced by 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and other substituted amphetamines in cultured fetal raphe neurons: further evidence for calcium-independent mechanisms of release
Brain Research October 1, 1995 Christine H. Wichems, Charlotte K. Hollingsworth, Barbara A. Bennett 50 citations
The substituted amphetamines 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), p-chloro-amphetamine (PCA) and fenfluramine (FEN) all exert their effects by releasing serotonin (5-HT) from presynaptic nerve terminals. In the current study, we examined the ability of these agents to induce the release of 5-HT in culture fetal raphe neurons. The data indicate that the...