Separating the agony from ecstasy: R(-)-3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine has prosocial and therapeutic-like effects without signs of neurotoxicity in mice.

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Published in Neuropharmacology on October 06, 2017

Authors

Daniel W Curry1, Matthew B Young1, Andrew N Tran1, Georges E Daoud1, Leonard L Howell2

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Neuropharmacology and Neurologic Diseases, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
2: Division of Neuropharmacology and Neurologic Diseases, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: lhowell@emory.edu.

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