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BMC Neuroscience, 2006 Background The nucleus accumbens (NAc) plays a critical role in amphetamine-produced conditioned place preference (CPP). In previous studies, NAc basal and amphetamine-produced DA transmission was altered by Group II mGluR agents.
Beninger Richard J, Gerdjikov Todor V
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Neurotoxicity induced by mephedrone: an up-to-date review [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Mephedrone is a β-ketoamphetamine belonging to the family of synthetic cathinones, an emerging class of designer drugs known for their hallucinogenic and psychostimulant properties as well as for their abuse potential.
Busardo', FRANCESCO PAOLO +6 more
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Differences in patterns of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication use in US children
JCPP Advances, EarlyView.Abstract Background Understanding attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication patterns is crucial for optimizing treatment outcomes. There are limited data on racial, ethnic, gender and socioeconomic treatment differences across longitudinal national samples.
Jennie E. Ryan +4 more
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Vertebral Artery Dissection Related to Amphetamine Abuse – A Case Report
Journal of Central Nervous System Disease, 2020 We report the case of a 37-year-old male patient with chronic amphetamine abuse who presented with vertebral artery dissection. Prior to presentation, he had increased the consumption of amphetamine from 5 times a year to once every week and had used ...
Frederik Winsløw +2 more
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N-Acetyl and Glutamatergic Neurometabolites in Perisylvian Brain Regions of Methamphetamine Users. [PDF]
, 2018 Background:Methamphetamine induces neuronal N-acetyl-aspartate synthesis in preclinical studies. In a preliminary human proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging investigation, we also observed that N-acetyl-aspartate+N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate in
Alger, Jeffry R +5 more
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Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract In the present study, the metabolism of khat (Catha edulis) and pseudoephedrine was compared with the aim of identifying objective criteria that could be used to discriminate between them for forensic and doping‐control purposes. An in vitro study using human liver microsomes and an in vivo study using rat urine were performed under harmonized
Jong Suk Park +6 more
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Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2011 Exposure to psychostimulants increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA and protein levels in the cerebral cortex and subcortical structures.
Jacqueline F McGinty +3 more
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The Anorexigenic Peptide Neuromedin U (NMU) Attenuates Amphetamine-Induced Locomotor Stimulation, Accumbal Dopamine Release and Expression of Conditioned Place Preference in Mice. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Amphetamine dependence, besides its substantial economical consequence, is a serious cause of mortality and morbidity. By investigations of the neurochemical correlates through which addictive drugs, such as amphetamine, activate the mesoaccumbal ...
Daniel Vallöf +3 more
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Precision Medicine Care in ADHD: The Case for Neural Excitation and Inhibition
Brain Sciences, 2021 Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that has become increasingly prevalent worldwide. Its core symptoms, including difficulties regulating attention, activity level, and impulses, appear in early childhood and
Ping C. Mamiya +2 more
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Effects of MDMA on body temperature in humans [PDF]
, 2014 Hyperthermia is a severe complication associated with the recreational use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine(MDMA, Ecstasy). In this review, the clinical laboratory studies that tested the effects of MDMA on body temperature are summarized.
Liechti, Matthias E.
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