Early loss of dopaminergic terminals in striosomes after MDMA administration to mice

N Granado, I Escobedo, E O'Shea, MI Colado… - Synapse, 2008 - Wiley Online Library

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

Focus: MDMA

Abstract:

Abstract The amphetamine analogue 3, 4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or “Ecstasy”) is a popular drug of abuse which causes different neurotoxic effects in the mouse compared with the rat. In mice, MDMA produces damage to striatal dopamine terminals …

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