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Schmidt CJ, Black CK, Abbate GM, Taylor VL. “Chloral hydrate anesthesia antagonizes the neurotoxicity of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine”. Eur J Pharmacol. 1990;191(2):213-6. <a name="ref">Schmidt CJ, Black CK, Abbate GM, Taylor VL.</a> <a href="/references/934">"Chloral hydrate anesthesia antagonizes the neurotoxicity of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine"</a> <i>Eur J Pharmacol</i>. 1990;191(2):213-6.
Text Abstract (this page) Full Text - English (private) Show Articles by Schmidt CJ Black CK Abbate GM Taylor VL Article IDs Erowid RefID: 934 PubMedID: unknown Collections Hofmann Collection MDMA Collection All References	Abstract We report that maintaining rats under chloral hydrate anesthesia for the first 3 h following the administration of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) blocks the decrease in forebrain concentrations of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) measured 1 week later. In contrast, the acute effect of MDMA (3 h) on forebrain 5-HT was not altered by the anesthetic. This protective effect of chloral hydrate was not due to an anesthetic-induced hypothermia but may be related to the hypothesized role of dopamine in the neurotoxic effects of MDMA.
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