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Toxicity of amphetamines: an update.
Archives of toxicology - 1 Aug 2012
Carvalho Márcia, Carmo Helena, Costa Vera Marisa, Capela João Paulo, Pontes Helena, Remião Fernando, Carvalho Félix, Bastos Maria de Lourdes
Abstract excerpt
Amphetamines represent a class of psychotropic compounds, widely abused for their stimulant, euphoric, anorectic, and, in some cases, emphathogenic, entactogenic, and hallucinogenic properties. These compounds derive from the β-phenylethylamine core structure and are kinetically and dynamically characterized by easily crossing the blood-brain barrier, to resist brain biotransformation and to release monoamine...
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