Mephedrone in adolescent rats: residual memory impairment and acute but not lasting 5-HT depletion.

Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone, MMC) is a popular recreational drug, yet its potential harms are yet to be fully established. The current study examined the impact of single or repeated MMC exposure on various neurochemical and behavioral measures in rats. In Experiment 1 male adolescent Wistar r...

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Main Authors: Craig P Motbey, Emily Karanges, Kong M Li, Shane Wilkinson, Adam R Winstock, John Ramsay, Callum Hicks, Michael D Kendig, Naomi Wyatt, Paul D Callaghan, Iain S McGregor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3445542?pdf=render