Low striatal serotonin transporter protein in a human polydrug MDMA (ecstasy) user: a case study
Journal of Psychopharmacology October 2, 2008 Sj Kish, Paul S. Fitzmaurice, Lj Chang et al. 31 citations
Evidence that the widely used methamphetamine analog MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, ecstasy) might damage brain serotonin neurones in humans is derived from imaging investigations showing variably decreased binding of radioligands to the serotonin transporter (SERT), a marker of serotonin neurones. However, in humans, it is not known whether low SERT binding reflects actual loss of...