Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) cause selective ablation of serotonergic axon terminals in forebrain: immunocytochemical evidence for neurotoxicity.

scientific article published on August 1988

Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) cause selective ablation of serotonergic axon terminals in forebrain: immunocytochemical evidence for neurotoxicity. is …
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P356DOI10.1523/JNEUROSCI.08-08-02788.1988
P932PMC publication ID6569396
P698PubMed publication ID2457659

P2093author name stringE B De Souza
M J Kuhar
G Battaglia
M E Molliver
E O'Hearn
P433issue8
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectneurotoxicityQ3338704
P304page(s)2788-2803
P577publication date1988-08-01
P1433published inJournal of NeuroscienceQ1709864
P1476titleMethylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) cause selective ablation of serotonergic axon terminals in forebrain: immunocytochemical evidence for neurotoxicity
P478volume8

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