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Lysergic Acid Diethylamide: Effect on Histone Acetylation in Rabbit Brain

Ian R. Brown, C. C. Liew

Science June 13, 1975 DOI: 10.1126/science.1215990 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Experimental study Peer reviewed
Population Rabbits
Dose 10 and 100 micrograms per kilogram
Duration 30 minutes after administration
Topics LSD
Key findings LSD increased histone acetylation in rabbit cerebral hemispheres and midbrain 30 minutes after intravenous administration at doses of 10 and 100 micrograms per kilogram, with evidence of stimulated acetylation in individual histone bands after electrophoretic separation.

Abstract

Lysergic acid diethylamide increased acetylation of histones in rabbit cerebral hemispheres and midbrain 30 minutes after intravenous administration of the drug at doses of 10 and 100 micrograms per kilogram of body weight. Evidence for the stimulation of acetylation in individual histone bands was obtained after separation by electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gels.