Cathine, an amphetamine-related compound, acts on mammalian spermatozoa via beta1- and 2A-adrenergic receptors in a capacitation state-dependent manner [PDF]
Human Reproduction, 2006 Mammalian spermatozoa have been shown to have beta(1,2,3)- and alpha(2A)-adrenergic receptors, the former functioning only in uncapacitated spermatozoa and the latter only in capacitated cells. Cathine, an amphetamine-related metabolite of a compound found in Catha edulis leaves, accelerates capacitation and inhibits spontaneous acrosome loss by ...
S A, Adeoya-Osiguwa, Lynn R, Fraser
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, 2001 Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2001.The levels of the psychoactive alkaloids S-(-)-cathinone and its primary metabolite cathine, consisting of the diastereomers (+) -norpseudoephedrine and (-)- norephedrine were determined in Catha
Field, Courtney Robin.
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Commentary on: Attafi IM, Albeishy MY, Oraiby ME, Khardali IA, Shaikhain GA, Fageeh MM. Postmortem Distribution of Cathinone and Cathine in Human Biological Specimens in a Case of Death Associated with Khat Chewing. Arab J Forensic Sci Forensic Med. 2018 Jun 7;1(7). [PDF]
, 2019 The interpretation of post-mortem human tissue toxicology levels may be affected by the sampling site chosen. It is important to bear this in mind when looking at the psychoactive constituents of khat (Catha edulis Forsk.) that has been consumed and has ...
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Pharmacognosy Magazine, 2018 Background: Catha edulis is an evergreen plant belonging to the Celastraceae family, used by the people of Africa, Yemen, and some part of Saudi Arabia as a recreational plant. They chew it alone or in combination with alcohol for attaining euphoria. Objective: There are contradictory studies in the genotoxic potential of the leaves of this plant.
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Improved GC method for the determination of the active principles of Catha edulis
, 2013 The GC method previously reported by our research group for the analysis of the active principles of Catha edulis, i.e. cathine, cathinone and phenylpropanolamine, was considerably improved.
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Dosage de la cathinone et de la cathine dans des feuilles de khat (
, 2008 Originaire d'Abyssinie, où on le trouve mentionné pour la première fois au XIV$^{\text{\`eme}}$ siècle, le khat et son usage masticatoire se sont répandus en Afrique de l'Est puis dans la Péninsule Arabique. Il a de nombreux synonymes : thé des abyssins,
Gilbert Pépin, Marc Deveaux
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Identification of Cathine in Unknown White Crystalline Substance in Sri Lanka
International Journal of Forensic SciencesThe drug abuse in Sri Lanka is continuously grown fast and variety of new narcotic drugs comes to the market day by day. Cathine {(1S,2S)-2-amino-1-phenylpropan-1-ol} is a monoamine alkaloid found naturally in the shrub Catha edulis (Khat). It is a psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes which act as a stimulant.
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Ergogenic controversies of socio-cultural African herbs: A review study on khat (CATHA EDULIS) and kolanut (Cola Spp) [PDF]
, 2010 The article has figuresKhat and kola nut, are highly controversial ergogenic herbs indigenous to Africa and in the countries around the Red Sea. The spectrum of khat actions has been postulated to lie between amphetamines and caffeine while kola nut ...
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Curriculum in aerospace science and technology in cooperation with NASA Langley Research Center [PDF]
, 1988 A curriculum was written to show teachers how to best use the many resources that are available at the Teacher Resource Center (TRC). This curriculum packet was written using teaching units that teachers in both the elementary and middle schools can use ...
Garner-Gilchrist, Cathine
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, 2017 Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of increasing doses of cathine (nor-pseudoephedrine) as a weight-lowering agent in patients with obesity. Methods:Overweight and obese patients (n = 241, mean BMI 34.6 ± 3.4 kg/m²) were randomly allocated to one of three doses of cathine (16 mg, 32 mg, 53.3 mg) or placebo in addition to a multimodal ...
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