Acute administration of fenproporex increased acetylcholinesterase activity in brain of young rats

Fenproporex is the second most commonly amphetamine-based anorectic consumed worldwide; this drug is rapidly converted into amphetamine, in vivo, and acts by increasing dopamine levels in the synaptic cleft. Considering that fenproporex effects on the central nervous system are still poorly known an...

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Main Authors: BRENA P. TEODORAK, GABRIELA K. FERREIRA, GISELLI SCAINI, LETÍCIA B. WESSLER, ALEXANDRA S. HEYLMANN, PEDRO DEROZA, SAMIRA S. VALVASSORI, ALEXANDRA I. ZUGNO, JOÃO QUEVEDO, EMILIO L. STRECK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2015-08-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000301389&lng=en&tlng=en