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... > Organic Chemicals > Amines > Ethylamines > Phenethylamines > Amphetamines > 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine

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3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine  

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Scope note

  • An amphetamine derivative that inhibits uptake of catecholamine neurotransmitters. It is a hallucinogen. It is less toxic than its methylated derivative but in sufficient doses may still destroy serotonergic neurons and has been used for that purpose experimentally.

History note

  • 91(77); was see under AMPHETAMINES 1977-90

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