Differential effect of dietary selenium on the long-term neurotoxicity induced by MDMA in mice and rats

V Sanchez, J Camarero, E O'shea, AR Green… - …, 2003 - Elsevier

Author(s): Maria Esther O´Shea Gaya

Focus: MDMA

Abstract:

We examined the effect of dietary selenium (Se) on the long-term effect of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) on dopamine (DA) and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) containing neurons in the brain of mice and rats. Animals were fed either a Se-deficient …