Structure-Activity Relationship of Novel Second-Generation Synthetic Cathinones: Mechanism of Action, Locomotion, Reward, and Immediate-Early Genes

• Main Authors: Nuria Nadal-Gratacós (Author), Ana Sofia Alberto-Silva (Author), Míriam Rodríguez-Soler (Author), Edurne Urquizu (Author), Maria Espinosa-Velasco (Author), Kathrin Jäntsch (Author), Marion Holy (Author), Xavier Batllori (Author), Xavier Berzosa (Author), David Pubill (Author), Jordi Camarasa (Author), Harald H. Sitte (Author), Elena Escubedo (Author), Raúl López-Arnau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Several new synthetic cathinones, which mimic the effect of classical psychostimulants such as cocaine or MDMA, have appeared in the global illicit drug market in the last decades. In fact, the illicit drug market is continually evolving by constantly adding small modifications to the common chemica...