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Ecstasy - drug

Known as: 5-Methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine, 3-Methoxy-alpha-methyl-4,5-methylenedioxyphenethylamine 
A ring-substituted amphetamine derivative, structurally related to the hallucinogen mescaline, with entactogenic, neurotoxic, and motor-stimulatory… 
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Adrenergic Uptake InhibitorsAmphetamineDesigner DrugsHallucinogens

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Review
2024
Review
2024
Shamanism
First published in 1951, "Shamanism" soon became the standard work in the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Bioconjugation with strained alkenes and alkynes.
The structural complexity of molecules isolated from biological sources has always served as an inspiration for organic chemists… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Ecstasy-Induced Neurotoxicity: An Overview
Abstract“Ecstasy” [(±)-3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA, XTC, X, E] is a psychoactive recreational hallucinogenic… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Non-destructive terahertz imaging of illicit drugs using spectral fingerprints.
The absence of non-destructive inspection techniques for illicit drugs hidden in mail envelopes has resulted in such drugs being… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL Preprint typeset using L ATEX style emulateapj BEYOND THE BULGE: A FUNDAMENTAL RELATION BETWEEN SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES AND DARK MATTER HALOS
  • 2002
  • Corpus ID: 17064543
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Toxicity and deaths from 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ("ecstasy")
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) cause selective ablation of serotonergic axon terminals in forebrain: immunocytochemical evidence for neurotoxicity
The psychotropic amphetamine derivatives 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) have… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine destroy serotonin terminals in rat brain: quantification of neurodegeneration by measurement of [3H]paroxetine-labeled serotonin…
This study examines the effects of repeated systemic administration (20 mg/kg s.c., twice daily for 4 days) of 3,4… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Differences between the mechanism of action of MDMA, MBDB, and the classic hallucinogens. Identification of a new therapeutic class: entactogens.
The widc,pre.ld u e of psychedelic drug • ,>uch a Iy t:rgic acid dit:lh) IJmide (LSD), dunng Ihe 1960's and 1970' led 10 ev re… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
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