Effects of Long-Term Ayahuasca Administration on Memory and Anxiety in Rats.

Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic beverage that combines the action of the 5-HT2A/2C agonist N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) from Psychotria viridis with the monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) induced by beta-carbonyls from Banisteriopsis caapi. Previous investigations have highlighted the involvement of...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Manchim Favaro, Maurício Yonamine, Juliana Carlota Kramer Soares, Maria Gabriela Menezes Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4696664?pdf=render