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Aromatic Bromination Abolishes the Psychomotor Features and Pro-social Responses of MDMA ("Ecstasy") in Rats and Preserves Affinity for the Serotonin Transporter (SERT).

Patricio Sáez-briones, Vicente Castro-Castillo, Gabriela Díaz-véliz, Luis Valladares, Rafael Barra, Alejandro Hernández, Bruce K. Cassels

Front Pharmacol February 28, 2019 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00157 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Experimental study Peer reviewed
Population Rats
Intervention MDMA
Topics MDMA Serotonin
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Key findings Aromatic bromination of MDMA abolishes its psychomotor and pro-social effects in rats while preserving affinity for the serotonin transporter.

Abstract

Aromatic Bromination Abolishes the Psychomotor Features and Pro-social Responses of MDMA ("Ecstasy") in Rats and Preserves Affinity for the Serotonin Transporter (SERT).

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