A study of the neurotoxic effect of MDMA ('ecstasy') on 5‐HT neurones in the brains of mothers and neonates following administration of the drug during pregnancy

Abstract

It is well established that 3, 4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or 'ecstasy') is neurotoxic and produces long term degeneration of cerebral 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT) nerve terminals in many species. Since MDMA is used extensively as a recreational drug by …