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

MI Colado, E O'shea, R Granados… - British Journal of …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library

Author(s): Maria Esther O´Shea Gaya , Maria Isabel Colado Megía

Focus: MDMA

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 …