Pharmacokinetic, Ambulatory, and Hyperthermic Effects of 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-Methylcathinone (Methylone) in Rats

Pharmacokinetic, Ambulatory, and Hyperthermic Effects of 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-Methylcathinone (Methylone) in Rats

Methylone (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone) is a synthetic cathinone analog of the recreational drug ecstasy. Although it is marketed to recreational users as relatively safe, fatalities due to hyperthermia, serotonin syndrome, and multi-organ system failure have been reported. Since psychophar...

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Main Authors: Kristýna Štefková, Monika Židková, Rachel R. Horsley, Nikola Pinterová, Klára Šíchová, Libor Uttl, Marie Balíková, Hynek Danda, Martin Kuchař, Tomáš Páleníček
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
methylone
bk-3,4-metyhlenedioxymethamphetamine
nor-methylone
novel psychoactive substances
cathinones
behavior
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00232/full

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